Alma Richards
Olympic athlete
1890 – 1963
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Who was Alma Richards?
Alma Wilford Richards was a high jumper and was famous for being the first resident of Utah to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games, in 1912, in the running high jump event.
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- Born
- Feb 20, 1890
Parowan - Also known as
- Ричардс, Алма
- Religion
- Mormonism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Cornell University
- University of Southern California
- Stanford University
- Brigham Young University
- Lived in
- Utah
- Died
- Apr 3, 1963
Long Beach
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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