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Hedwig Rosenbaum
July 3, 1864 – July 31, 1939
Bohemian tennis player
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Hedwig Rosenbaum, born Austerlitz, later Raabe-Jenkins, was a Czech German-speaking athlete of Jewish origin. At the 1900 Summer Olympics, she won two bronze medals in tennis, becoming the first Czech Olympic medalist. Her brother Robert M. Austerlitz was an athlete, journalist and artist.
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- Birthday · July 3
- Anniversary · July 31
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