Shane Healy

Shane Healy (born 5 October 1968) is an Irish middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 1500 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he reached the semi-finals.

Biography Healy was born in Dublin, and spent his early years in Goldenbridge Orphanage, after his mother left the family when he was four years old, and his father moved to Manchester. In his late teens, Healy had moved to the United States, working as a waiter, before coming back to Ireland. Healy eventually earned a place at Adams State University, in Alamosa, Colorado, where he began running. The following month, he won a bronze medal at the Masters World Cross Country Championships in Poland.