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Heather Bergsma (née Richardson; born March 20, 1989) is an American former speed skater who competed between 2006 and 2020.
Career
Bergsma is a native of North Carolina. 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. At the 2011 World Single Distance Championships in Inzell, Germany, she won a bronze medal in the 1000 metres. She also placed 8th in the 500 metres, and was part of the team pursuit team that finished in 8th place.
On January 26–27, 2013, Bergsma won the gold medal at the 2013 World Sprint Championships in Salt Lake City, United States. She has since won several world championship medals, and earned numerous podium placings in the World Cup. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, she won the bronze medal in the team pursuit.
Bergsma held the American record on the 500 metres distance from 2011 to 2021. She is the current world record holder in the 2 x 500 meters, and held the 1500 metres world record from 2015 to 2019, and also briefly held the 1000 metres world record in November 2015, and the sprint combination world record from 2013 to 2017.
She announced her retirement from skating in February 2020.
Personal life
Bergsma married Dutch speed skater and marathon skater Jorrit Bergsma in May 2015, and competed as Heather Richardson-Bergsma the following season.
Speed skating
= Records
=Personal records
World records
= Results timeline
=Note: NC = No classification.
References
External links
Heather Bergsma at the International Skating Union
Heather Richardson at the International Skating Union at the Wayback Machine (archived July 20, 2011)
Heather Bergsma at Team USA (archive October 19, 2021)
Heather Richardson at Team USA (archived August 26, 2016)
Heather Richardson at Olympics.com
Heather Richardson-Bergsma at Olympedia
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