David Hearn (born June 17, 1979) 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

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 (1985

1985 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 1985 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Augsburg, West Germany under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the second time. Augsburg hosted the event previously in 1957. It also marked the first time the championships took place on an artificial whitewater slalom...

, 1995

1995 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 1995 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Nottingham, Great Britain under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. Nottingham became the first city to host the canoe slalom and canoe sprint world championships, having hosted the sprint championships previously in...

) and five silvers (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...

, 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:...

, 1983

1983 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships

The 1983 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Meran, Italy under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for a record-tying third time, matching the record set by Spittal, Austria . Meran hosted the event previously in 1953 and 1971...

, 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:...

, 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...

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Hearn also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of ninth in the C-1

Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's slalom C-1

These are the results of the men's C-1 slalom competition in canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics. The C-1 event is raced by one-man canoes 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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Hearn's sister, Cathy

Cathy Hearn

Catherine "Cathy" Hearn 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 , three silvers , and five bronzes .Hearn also competed in two...

, and his ex-brother-in-law, 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 in canoe slalom for the United States

United States

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He was born in Bethesda, Maryland

Bethesda, Maryland

Bethesda is a census designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, just northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House , which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda...

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