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Alma Richards

1890 - 1963

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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 Olympic Games, in 1912, in the running high jump event. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Alma Richards is the 3,568th most popular athlete (down from 1,460th in 2024), the 16,215th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,471st in 2019) and the 538th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Alma Richards ranks 3,568 out of 6,025. Before him are Hrysopiyi Devetzi, Larisa Peleshenko, Jay Barrs, Hasanboy Dusmatov, Stéphane Traineau, and Yargelis Savigne. After him are Eunice Barber, Clara Hughes, Zabit Samedov, Nadine Capellmann, Berhane Adere, and Alfred Kirwa Yego.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Alma Richards ranks 265. Before him are Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Charlotte Greenwood, Wheeler Oakman, Conrad Richter, Euphemia Haynes, and Eddie Gribbon. After him are Sherman Minton, and Ben Fletcher. Among people deceased in 1963, Alma Richards ranks 226. Before him are Ernie Davis, Hooley Smith, Louis MacNeice, Jack Hobbs, Jean Brooks, and Daniel O. Fagunwa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alma Richards ranks 16,222 out of 20,380. Before him are Jay Barrs (1962), Brandon Sklenar (1990), Matt O'Leary (1987), Francis Capra (1983), Scott Forstall (1968), and Jamal Crawford (1980). After him are Kurupt (1972), Bonita Friedericy (1961), Tony Ward (1963), Rashida Tlaib (1976), Claudine Gay (1970), and Marjorie Reynolds (1917).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Alma Richards ranks 538. Before him are Betsy Beard (1961), Dennis Mitchell (1966), Angela Williams (1980), Ryan Crouser (1992), Kevin Asano (1963), and Jay Barrs (1962). After him are Bryan Clay (1980), Kristen Thorsness (1960), Wayne Collett (1949), Jeremy Wariner (1984), Chase Jackson (1994), and Laura Kraut (null).

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