Heather Richardson

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Heather Richardson

2009 WSD Speed Skating Championships
Personal information
Born (1989-03-20) March 20, 1989
High Point, North Carolina
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 149 pounds (68 kg)
Sport
Country  United States
Sport Speed skating

Heather Richardson (born March 20, 1989) is an American speed skater who has competed since 2006. She represented the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, where she finished 6th in 500 metres, 9th in the 1000 metres, and 16th in the 1500 metres.[1]

At the 2011 World Single Distance Championships in Inzell, Germany, she won a bronze medal in the 1000 metres.[2] She also placed 8th in the 500 metres,[3] and was part of the team pursuit team that finished in 8th place.[4]

On January 26–27, 2013, Richardson won the gold medal at the 2013 World Sprint Championships in Salt Lake City, United States.[5]

Personal records

Personal records[6]
Women's speed skating
Distance Time Date Location Notes
500 m 36.90 November 16, 2013 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
1000 m 1:12.61 November 17, 2013 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
1500 m 1:52.55 November 16, 2013 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
3000 m 4:09.39 November 2, 2012 Pettit National Ice Center, Milwaukee
Sprint combination 147.735 January 19–20, 2013 Olympic Oval, Calgary Current world record

References

  1. "Heather Richardson". Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2012. 
  2. "ESSENT ISU WORLD DISTANCES CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011 – Result 1000m Ladies – Rankings as of Mar 12 2011 12:48PM". International Skating Union. March 12, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2013. 
  3. "ESSENT ISU WORLD DISTANCES CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011 – Result 500m Ladies – Rankings as of Mar 13 2011 1:43PM". International Skating Union. March 13, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2013. 
  4. "ESSENT ISU WORLD DISTANCES CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011 – Result Team Pursuit Ladies – Rankings as of Mar 13 2011 4:20PM". International Skating Union. March 13, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2013. 
  5. "Essent ISU World Sprint Championships 2013 – Classification Ladies – Rankings as of Jan 27 2013 3:58PM". International Skating Union. January 27, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2013. 
  6. "Heather Richardson". www.speedskatingresults.com. Retrieved November 29, 2013. 

External links

www.speedskatingheather.com http://chicagosep.com/wordpress/richardson/

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