Margarete Adler
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Margarete "Grete" Adler (13 February 1896 – 10 April 1990) was an Austrian freestyle swimmer, diver, and gymnastics teacher, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics. She was Jewish,{{cite book |title=Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics : with a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists |publisher=Sussex Academic Press |last1=Taylor |first1=Paul |year=2004 |isbn=9781903900871 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tGcPDXOjxMoC&q=%22Jews+and+the+Olympic+Games%22+adler&pg=PA223}} and was born in Vienna.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/45319 |title=Margarete Adler |work=Olympedia |access-date=8 June 2021}}
Adler won the bronze medal in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay event,{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/olympics/longterm/swimming/w400rel.htm |title=Women's Olympic 400-Meter Freestyle Relay |work=The Washington Post|accessdate=16 September 2011 |date=8 February 1996}}{{cite web |url=http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/olympic-medal-winners |title=Olympic Medal Winners |publisher=Jewish Women's Archive |accessdate=16 September 2011}} becoming the first Austrian woman to win an Olympic medal together with her teammates Klara Milch, Josephine Sticker and Berta Zahourek. At the age of 16 years and 152 days, she was the youngest female Austrian Summer Olympian to win a medal.
She also participated in the 100 metre freestyle competition but was eliminated in the first round. Twelve years later, she was eliminated in the first round of the 10 metre platform diving event.
Olympian
At only 16, she competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics in three events, beginning with the 100 metre freestyle competition, where she finished 4th out of 6 in her heat and failed to qualify. Her heat was won by Fanny Durack, who broke the Olympic record.
Next, on 15 July 1912, she lined up with her teammates against three other countries to compete in the 4 × 100 m freestyle. Although well beaten by Great Britain and Germany, they held off Sweden and came away with the bronze medal.
Twelve years later, she returned to the Olympic scene at the 1924 Summer Olympics to compete in the 10 metre platform diving event, she finished 4th in her pool. She failed to qualify for the final, ending her Olympic career.{{Cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ad/grete-adler-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418081844/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ad/grete-adler-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Grete Adler |accessdate=1 July 2013}}
National Champion
- 100 meter freestyle (1915, 1921–24)
- 300 meter freestyle (1915–16, 1918, 1921)
- 400 meter freestyle (1922–24)
- Diving (1915){{cite web |url=http://guidewhois.com/2011/04/margarete-adler-biography/ |title=Womens biographies |accessdate=1 July 2013}}
See also
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Category:Austrian female freestyle swimmers
Category:Austrian female divers
Category:Olympic swimmers for Austria
Category:Olympic divers for Austria
Category:Swimmers at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Category:Divers at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Austria
Category:Olympic bronze medalists in swimming
Category:Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Category:20th-century Austrian Jews