Alma Richards
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Alma Wilford Richards (February 20, 1890 – April 3, 1963) was an American athlete. He was the first resident of Utah to win a gold medal at the 1912 Olympic Games, in Stockholm, Sweden, in the running high jump event.[1][2]
Biography
Richards graduated from Brigham Young prep school in 1913, and then attended Cornell University with a scholarship, where he was also a member of the Quill and Dagger honor society,[3][4] and earned a law degree.[5]
He taught science at Venice High School in Los Angeles for 32 years.[1] Richards was buried, according to his wishes, in the Parowan Cemetery.[6] He was posthumously inducted into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame (1970),[7] Helms Hall of Fame and Brigham Young University Hall of Fame.[1]
Personal life
Richards’ first wife was Marian Gardiner Richards. They had one child, Joanne Richards. His second wife was Gertrude Huntimer Richards, and they had three children: Mary Richards Schraeger of La Habra Heights, California; Anita Richards Ricciardi of Whittier California; and Paul Richards of Los Angeles, California.[6] Richards was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, their first member to compete in the Olympics.[8]
A movie, Raising the Bar: The Alma Richards Story was released in April 2025.[9][10] It was written and directed by LDS filmmaker, T.C. Christensen, who is a grand-nephew of Alma Richards.[11]
References
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- ↑ a b Wallechinsky, David and Loucky, Jaime (2008). "Track & Field (Men): High Jump." In "The Complete Book of the Olympics – 2008 Edition." London: Aurum Press, Limited. p. 197.
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- Photograph of Alma Richards in a triumphal parade after his return from the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, UA P 2 Series 2 Item 1100 box 7 folder 70–89 at L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Brigham Young University
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