Cathy Hearn

Cathy Hearn
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1979 Jonquière K1
Gold medal – first place 1979 Jonquière K1 team
Silver medal – second place 1981 Bala K1
Silver medal – second place 1989 Savage River K1 team
Silver medal – second place 1993 Mezzana K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Spittal K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Bala K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Bourg St.-Maurice K1 team
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Savage River K1
Bronze medal – third place 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.