Catherine "Cathy" Hearn (born June 1, 1958) is an American

United States

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 slalom kayaker

Slalom canoeing

Whitewater Slalom is a competitive sport where the aim is to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of the two kayak and canoeing disciplines at the Summer Olympics, and is referred to by the International Olympic...

 who competed from the late 1970s to the early 2000s. She won ten medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

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 had taken place in odd-numbered years...

 with two golds (K-1: 1979

1979 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 1979 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Jonquière, Quebec, Canada under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. This marked the first time the championships were held outside of Europe. The mixed C-2 event was not held at these championships...

, K-1 team: 1979), three silvers (K-1: 1981

1981 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 1981 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Bala, Wales, Great Britain under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. The mixed C-2 event was reinstated after not being held at the previous championships.-Canoe:-Kayak:-Canoe:...

, K-1 team: 1989

1989 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 1989 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held on Savage River in Garrett County, Maryland near Pittsburgh in the United States under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation. As of 2009, it is the only time the championships have ever been held in the United States...

, 1993

1993 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 1993 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Mezzana, Italy under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. It was the first time that the Czech Republic and Slovakia competed as separate nations following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia earlier that...

), and five bronzes (K-1: 1989, 1997

1997 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 1997 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Três Coroas, Brazil under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. It was the first time the championships were held in South America.-Canoe:-Kayak:-Kayak:-Medals table:-References:...

, K-1 team: 1977

1977 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 1977 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Spittal, Austria under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the record setting third time. Spittal hosted the championships previously in 1963 and 1965...

, 1981, 1987

1987 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 1987 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Bourg St.-Maurice, France under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the second time. Bourg St.-Maurice hosted the event previously in 1969.-Canoe:-Kayak:-Kayak:-Medals table:...

).

Hearn also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of seventh in the K-1

Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's slalom K-1

These are the results of the women's K-1 slalom competition in canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics. The K-1 event is raced by one-person kayaks through a whitewater course...

 event at Atlanta in 1996

1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

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Her brother, David Hearn

David Hearn (canoer)

David Hearn is a slalom canoer who competed from the late 1970s to the early 2000s. He won seven medals in the C-1 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds and five silvers .Hearn also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of ninth in the C-1 event at...

, and her ex-husband, Lecky Haller

Lecky Haller

Jacob Alexander "Lecky" Haller 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...

, also competed for the United States

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 in canoe slalom.

As of 2009, Hearn serves as a coach for the United States

United States

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canoe slalom team.