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.

[1][4] 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,[5][6] and got a law degree.

[7] He taught science at Venice High School in Los Angeles for 32 years.

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