David Hearn (canoeist)


David Carter "Davey" Hearn is a former slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1970s to the early 2000s. He won seven medals in the C1 event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds and five silvers. He also won six consecutive world championship gold medals in the C1 team event.
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.

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateVenuePositionEvent
198912 Aug 1989Mezzana2ndC1
198920 Aug 1989Tacen1stC1
19901 Jul 1990Wausau2ndC1
19901990Savage River3rdC1
199012 Aug 1990Augsburg2ndC1
199018 Aug 1990Bourg St.-Maurice3rdC1
19917 Jul 1991Augsburg1stC1
19931 Aug 1993Augsburg1stC1
199331 Aug 1993Ocoee1stC1
199410 Jul 1994Bourg St.-Maurice3rdC1
199629 Sep 1996Três Coroas3rdC1
199722 Jun 1997Bourg St.-Maurice2ndC1
199728 Jul 1997Ocoee3rdC1
19973 Aug 1997Minden3rdC1