Lecky Haller

Jacob Alexander "Lecky" Haller (born 2 August 1957 in Glencoe, Maryland) is an American slalom canoeist who competed from the early 1980s to the early 2000s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (C2: 1983), two silvers (C2: 1987, C2 team: 1983) and a bronze (C2 team: 1985).

Lecky Haller
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  United States
World Championships
1983 MeranoC2
1983 MeranC2 team
1987 Bourg St.-MauriceC2
1985 AugsburgC2 team

He attended Washington College where he played lacrosse. In 1979 he became an All American honorable mention, and in 1980 he made the first team for All American Lacrosse. Lecky graduated from Washington College in 1981 and until 2012 a 7th grade teacher at French Broad River Academy in Asheville. Now he is a Football, Wrestling, Ski and lacrosse coach at The Asheville School in North Carolina. He is a 15-time National Champion and a two-time Olympian.[1]

Haller also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the C2 event in Barcelona in 1992. In 1996 he was ranked Number 1 in the world for men's C2.

In 1988 he won the inaugural overall World Cup title in the C2 category partnering Jamie McEwan, who was his C2 partner until 1992. He was also partnered by his younger brother Fritz Haller and Matt Taylor during his career.

His ex-wife, Cathy Hearn, and his ex-brother-in-law, David Hearn, also competed in canoe slalom for the United States.

World Cup individual podiums
Season Date Venue Position Event
198915 Aug 1989Augsburg2ndC2
20 Aug 1989Tacen2ndC2
199026 Aug 1990Tacen2ndC2
199125 Aug 1991Minden2ndC2
199220 Jun 1992Bourg St.-Maurice2ndC2
199331 Aug 1993Ocoee3rdC2
199418 Sep 1994Asahi, Aichi1stC2
199525 Jun 1995Prague1stC2
1 Oct 1995Ocoee2ndC2
199616 Jun 1996Augsburg2ndC2
29 Sep 1996Três Coroas3rdC2
19982 Aug 1998Wausau3rdC2
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References
  1. "From Sticks to Paddles: Lecky Haller '81". WashingtonCollegeSports.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2011-05-15.


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