David Hearn (canoer)

Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
World Championships
Gold	1979 Jonquière	C-1 team
Gold	1981 Bala	C-1 team
Gold	1983 Meran	C-1 team
Gold	1985 Augsburg	C-1
Gold	1985 Augsburg	C-1 team
Gold	1987 Bourg St.-Maurice	C-1 team
Gold	1989 Savage River	C-1 team
Gold	1995 Nottingham	C-1
Silver	1979 Jonquière	C-1
Silver	1981 Bala	C-1
Silver	1983 Merano	C-1
Silver	1987 Bourg St.-Maurice	C-1
Silver	1989 Savage River	C-1

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 with two golds (1985, 1995) and five silvers (1979, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989).

Hearn also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of ninth in the C-1 event at Atlanta in 1996.

Hearn's sister, Cathy, and his ex-brother-in-law, Lecky Haller, also competed in canoe slalom for the United States.

He was born in Bethesda, Maryland.

References

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
• Sports-reference.com profile

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Name	Hearn, David
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Date of birth	June 17, 1979
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