Alma Richards
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 But now that his turn had come again, he stepped to the side of the field and tossed. Alma richards, a lanky, unassuming parowan, utah, farm boy seemed an unlikely competitor in the 1912 olympics in stockholm, sweden
Alma Richards: 1912 Olympian
Fellow athletes, while aboard a ship sailing to the games, amused themselves by prodding the “raw youngster” on his hick upbringing. When he was not jumping, he wore an old, droopy hat to shade his eyes Learn how alma richards, a dropout from southern utah, became a track and field star and won the high jump gold medal at the 1912 olympics
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Alma richards was an american athlete who won the gold medal in high jump at the 1912 olympics He also competed in shot put, discus throw, and decathlon, and became a science teacher in california. With paul wuthrich, kenyon stinger, ali durham, nick mathews A chance meeting with a professor motivates him to resume his education, leading him to compete in high jump at the stockholm olympics and win a gold medal.
Alma richards, born 20 february 1890 in parowan, utah, became the first olympic champion from utah The ninth of ten children of morgan and margaret adams richards, alma grew up in parowan until his father was elected as utah’s first state auditor after statehood in 1896, when the family moved to salt lake city Alma richards’s eyes hurt as he peered at the high jump bar It was the third day of the 1912 olympics
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Alma Richards: 1912 Olympian
Alma Richards: 1912 Olympian
Alma Richards: 1912 Olympian
