Milan Neralić (26 February 1875 in Slunj – 17 February 1918 in Vienna[1]) was a Serbian fencer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century for Austria-Hungary.
![]() Milan Neralić | ||
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![]() | 1900 Paris | Masters sabre |
Born to a Serb family,[2][3][4][5] he was the first person from Croatia to take part in the Olympic Games and the first one to win a medal. Neralić joined the army in 1893 and in 1895 took part in the Vienna newtown military fencing and gymnastics instructor course. His teachers included Heinrich Tenner and Rudolf Brosch.[6]
He participated in fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won the bronze medal in the Master's sabre.[7] He was defeated by Italian fencer Italo Santelli in the semi-final.
Neralić spent most of his life in Berlin and Vienna working as fencing instructor. His most notable student was Richard Verderber, winner of the silver (saber team) and bronze (foil) medals at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.
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