| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe slalom | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 1983 Merano | C-2 |
| Silver | 1983 Meran | C-2 team |
| Silver | 1987 Bourg St.-Maurice | C-2 |
| Bronze | 1985 Augsburg | C-2 team |
Jacob Alexander "Lecky" Haller (born August 2, 1957) is an American slalom canoer who competed from the early 1980s to the early 2000s. He won two medals in the C-2 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold in 1983 and a silver in 1987. He attended Washington College where he played lacrosse. In 1979 he became an All American honorable mention, and in 1980 he made the first team for All American Lacrosse. Lecky graduated from Washington College in 1981 and is now a carpenter in Asheville. He is a 15-time National Champion, nine-time World Championship medalist, and two-time Olympian.[1]
Haller also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the C-2 event at Barcelona in 1992. In 1996 he was ranked Number 1 in the world for men's C-2.
His ex-wife, Cathy Hearn, and his ex-brother-in-law, David Hearn, also competed in canoe slalom for the United States.