Cathy Hearn

Cathy Hearn
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing  United States
World Championships
1979 Jonquière K1
1979 Jonquière K1 team
1981 Bala K1
1989 Savage River K1 team
1993 Mezzana K1 team
1977 Spittal K1 team
1981 Bala K1 team
1987 Bourg St.-Maurice K1 team
1989 Savage River K1
1997 Três Coroas K1

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

Season Date Venue Position Event
1991 25 Aug 1991 Minden 3rd K1
1993 18 Jul 1993 La Seu d'Urgell 2nd K1
1997 29 Jun 1997 Björbo 2nd K1
3 Aug 1997 Minden 3rd K1
1998 2 Aug 1998 Wausau 1st K1

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