Catherine Ann "Cathy" Hearn-Röthenmund (born June 1, 1958) is an American slalom kayaker who competed from the late 1970s to the early 2000s. She won ten medals at the

ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non- Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they ...

with two golds (K1:

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, K1 team: 1979), three silvers (K1:

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, K1 team:

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), and five bronzes (K1: 1989,

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, K1 team:

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, 1981,

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). Hearn also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of seventh in the K1 event in

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in 1996. Her brother, David Hearn, and her ex-husband,

Lecky Haller Jacob Alexander "Lecky" Haller (born 2 August 1957 in Glencoe, Maryland) is an American slalom canoeist who competed from the early 1980s to the early 2000s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (C2: 1983), ...

, also competed for the

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in canoe slalom. Her brother-in-law is a former Swiss kayaker Mathias Röthenmund. As of 2009, Hearn serves as a coach for the

canoe slalom team.

World Cup individual podiums

References

ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
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USA Canoe-Kayak Staff Directory featuring Hearn.
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