Richard Callaghan is an American figure skating coach. He is best known as the long-time coach of Todd Eldredge, the 1996 World champion and a six-time U.S. national champion. He also coached Nicole Bobek to her national title, and Tara Lipinski to Olympic, World, and national titles.As a competitive skater, Callaghan was coached by Don Laws. His best finish was 5th at the 1965 U.S. Championships.