Susan Christina Richardson (née Hearnshaw, formerly Telfer, born 26 May 1961) is a British retired athlete who competed mainly in the long jump.

Born Susan Hearnshaw in Liversedge, West Yorkshire, she competed for Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, U.S. in the long jump where she won the bronze medal.

Her mother, Muriel Pletts, had competed in the first post-war Summer Olympic Games in London in 1948, finishing fourth as part of the British women's 4 x 100 metre relay team.

[1] She represented England in the long jump event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

[2] Four years later she represented England again in the long jump event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.