Cathy Hearn Explained

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 with two golds (K1: 1979, K1 team: 1979), three silvers (K1: 1981, K1 team: 1989, 1993), and five bronzes (K1: 1989, 1997, K1 team: 1977, 1981, 1987).

Hearn also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of seventh in the K1 event in Atlanta in 1996.

Her brother, David Hearn, and her ex-husband, Lecky Haller, also competed for the United States in canoe slalom. Her brother-in-law is a former Swiss kayaker Mathias Röthenmund.

As of 2009, Hearn serves as a coach for the United States canoe slalom team.

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
1991 25 Aug 1991 3rd K1
1993 18 Jul 1993 bgcolor=silver2nd K1
1997 29 Jun 1997 bgcolor=silver2nd K1
3 Aug 1997 3rd K1
1998 2 Aug 1998 bgcolor=gold1st K1

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