Alma Richards : Olympian

Alma Richards : Olympian / Larry R. Gerlach.

"Alma Richards, an unsung high school student, set an Olympic record for the high jump in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. He was the only native Utahn and the only member of the LDS church to win an Olympic gold medal in the twentieth century. After a stellar collegiate track career that saw him l...

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Main Author: Gerlach, Larry R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Salt Lake City : The University of Utah Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Richards, Alma, > 1890-1963.
Richards, Alma, > 1890-1963
Latter Day Saints > Utah > Biography.
Track and field athletes > Utah > Biography.
Track and field athletes > United States > Biography.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
Mormons
Track and field athletes
United States
Utah
collective biographies.
Biographies
Biographies.
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Table of Contents:
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I: SAGEBRUSH TO STARDOM; 1. FORMATIVE YEARS; 2. FROM PAROWAN TO PROVO; 3. MAKING THE AMERICAN TEAM; 4. GOING FOR GOLD; PART II: COMING OF AGE; 5. THE HERO RETURNS; 6. THE BIG CORNELLIAN; 7. MILITARY INTERLUDE; PART III: CHASING DREAMS; 8. TO THE TRACK; 9. ON THE HOME FRONT; PART IV: TAKING STOCK; 10. ALMA REMEMBERING; 11. REMEMBERING ALMA; 12. GOD, GOLD, AND GLORY?; 13. CROSSING THE BAR; 14. ALMA RICHARDS REDIVIVUS; APPENDIX A: MARTHA WARD, "TRIBUTE TO ALMA RICHARDS"; APPENDIX B: ALMA RICHARDS TRACK AND FIELD RECORDS*; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.

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