David Hearn (canoeist)
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| Full name | David Carter Hearn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 17, 1959 (age 66) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 159 lb (72 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relative | Cathy Hearn (sister) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Carter "Davey" Hearn (born April 17, 1959 in Bethesda, Maryland) is a former slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1970s to the early 2000s (decade). He won seven medals in the C1 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (1985, 1995) and five silvers (1979, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989). He also won six consecutive world championship gold medals in the C1 team event (1979-1989).
Hearn competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of ninth in the C1 event in Atlanta in 1996.
Hearn's sister, Cathy, and his ex-brother-in-law, Lecky Haller, also competed in canoe slalom for the United States.