Pamela Katherine Healy (born June 24, 1963, in

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) is a retired female

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from the

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, who won a bronze medal at the

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. She did so in the

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, alongside Jennifer Isler. Pam grew up sailing in the SF Bay Area. Her parents, John and Mary Poletti, sailed in the large (at the time) Cal-20 fleet. Pam learned to sail in her yellow El Toro named "Woodstock" with the likes of

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at the Richmond Yacht Club where she met her husband

Craig Healy Craig Healy (born 9 September 1957) is a sailor from San Pablo, California, United States. who represented his country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia as crew member in the Soling The Soling is an Keelboat, open keelboat that ...

. Pam joined the St. Francis Yacht Club as a Junior Member in 1983. Pam resides in Marin County with her husband, Craig, and their three children.

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* * * 1963 births Living people American female sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – 470 Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in sailing Sportspeople from San Francisco 470 class world champions Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics World champions in sailing for the United States 20th-century American sportswomen {{US-yachtracing-bio-stub