Lecky Haller, Date of Birth

    

Lecky Haller

American canoeist

Date of Birth: 02-Aug-1957

Profession: canoeist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About 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). 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.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.

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