Raising The Bar: The Alma Richards Story - DVD
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- Genre: Documentary
- Description: Raising the Bar The Alma Richards Story tells the inspiring true journey of an Olympic hero from a tiny town. Eighthgrader Alma Richards quits school to become a ranch hand. A chance encounter with a Michigan State professor setsAlma back on the road to education, which in turn leads him to more than he's ever dreamed of, including a trip to the 1912 Stockholm Olympics to compete in high jump for a gold medal. Having just heard of track and field a short time earlier, Alma's natural talent and work ethic dovetail to create a potential champion. Yet Alma had to rely on deeper reservoirs of inner strength to overcome other obstacles in his way. Can he emerge victorious against all odds?
- Title: Raising The Bar: The Alma Richards Story
- Format: DVD
- MPAA Rating: PG (Motion Picture Association of America's (MPAA) film-rating system is used in the United States and its territories to rate a film's suitability for certain audiences.)
- Studio: Excel Entertainment
- Release Date: 10/10/2025
- Region Code: 0
- Genre: Documentary
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- Product Name: Raising The Bar: The Alma Richards Story - DVD
- UPC: 199284073388
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