Richard Healey (born February 22, 1959) is an American

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. He came 11th in the men's doubles event at the

1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected ...

. He received his degree from North Dakota State University. Healey competed in luge from 1977-80. He finished sixth at the 1979 North American Championships.

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* 1959 births Living people American male lugers Olympic lugers for the United States Lugers at the 1980 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Somerville, New Jersey {{US-luge-bio-stub