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.
World Cup individual podiums
SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent 1991 25 Aug 1991 Minden 3rd K1 1993 18 Jul 1993 La Seu d'Urgell 2nd K1 1997 29 Jun 1997 Björbo 2nd K1 3 Aug 1997 Minden 3rd K1 1998 2 Aug 1998 Wausau 1st K1
References ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
USA Canoe-Kayak Staff Directory featuring Hearn. - accessed 13 October 2009.