Lecky Haller
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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 first attended Johns Hopkins University as a freshman lacrosse recruit. However, he transferred to Washington College for his remaining three years where he continued his lacrosse career. Haller also pledged Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji) and was his class's PCP. 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 with a bachelor's in history. After graduation, Haller started his paddling career until 1992. He worked briefly as a 7th grade teacher at French Broad River Academy in Asheville. He currently works at Asheville School, In Asheville, North Carolina. While working at this institution he has held many jobs including, football coach, ski team instructor, head men's lacrosse coach, and mountaineering staff. Currently, Haller works as the Assistant Director of the Mountaineering department and leads the ski team on their trips to the semi-local ski resort Cataloochee. 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
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| C2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
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| 1989 | 15 August 1989 | Augsburg | 2nd | C2 |
| 20 August 1989 | Tacen | 2nd | C2 | |
| 1990 | 26 August 1990 | Tacen | 2nd | C2 |
| 1991 | 25 August 1991 | Minden | 2nd | C2 |
| 1992 | 20 June 1992 | Bourg St.-Maurice | 2nd | C2 |
| 1993 | 31 August 1993 | Ocoee | 3rd | C2 |
| 1994 | 18 September 1994 | Asahi, Aichi | 1st | C2 |
| 1995 | 25 June 1995 | Prague | 1st | C2 |
| 1 October 1995 | Ocoee | 2nd | C2 | |
| 1996 | 16 June 1996 | Augsburg | 2nd | C2 |
| 29 September 1996 | Três Coroas | 3rd | C2 | |
| 1998 | 2 August 1998 | Wausau | 3rd | C2 |
References
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- Jacob Haller at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
External links
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- 1957 births
- American male canoeists
- Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Canoeists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Living people
- Olympic canoeists for the United States
- Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
- Sportspeople from Baltimore County, Maryland
- 20th-century American sportsmen