Cathy Hearn


Catherine Ann "Cathy" Hearn-Röthenmund 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 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
199125 Aug 1991Minden3rdK1
199318 Jul 1993La Seu d'Urgell2ndK1
199729 Jun 1997Björbo2ndK1
19973 Aug 1997Minden3rdK1
19982 Aug 1998Wausau1stK1