Name: Heather Richardson
Sport: Long Track Speedskating
Discipline: 500m, 1000m, 1500m
Height: 5’9”
Current Residence: Salt Lake City, Utah
Olympic Experience:
- 2010 Olympic Winter Games, 6th in women's 500m, 9th in women's 1000m, 16th in women's 1500m
Career Highlights:
- 15-time World Cup 1000m medalist (eight gold, six silver, one bronze)
- 11-time World Cup 500m medalist (four silver, seven bronze)
- 2013, World Cup overall 1000m champion
- 2013, World Sprint Championships overall champion
- 2012, U.S. Long Track Speedskating Championships sprint champion
- 2012, U.S. Single Distance Long Track Championships gold medalist (500m, 1000m, 1500m, 3000m)
- 2011, World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships 1000m bronze medalist
- 2011, World Cup overall 1000m champion
- 2011, U.S. sprint Champion
Fun Facts: Favorite food is Chick-Fil-A ... Wants to go to dental school after speedskating ... Plays volleyball and softball
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