Klara Milch

Swimmer
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PlacesAustria
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Work fieldSports
Gender
Female
Birth24 May 1891, İzmir, Izmir Province, Turkey
Death13 July 1970Multan, Multan District, Punjab, Pakistan (aged 79 years)
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Biography

Klara Milch (May 24, 1891 – July 13, 1970) was an Austrian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. She was Jewish.

She won the bronze medal in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay event, becoming the first Austrian woman to win an Olympic medal together with her teammates Margarete Adler, Josephine Sticker and Berta Zahourek. Milch also participated in the 100 metre freestyle competition but was eliminated in the first round.

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