Sherry Hawco

Sherry Hawco (February 17, 1964 – October 26, 1991)[1] was a Canadian gymnast.

Sherry Hawco
Born(1964-02-17)February 17, 1964
DiedOctober 26, 1991(1991-10-26) (aged 27)
Medal record
Gymnastics
Commonwealth Games
1978 EdmontonTeam
1978 EdmontonAll-around
Pan American Games
1979 San JuanTeam
1979 San JuanBeam

Hawco competed at the 1978 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal in the women's team event and a silver medal in the women's all-around event.[2] She also won two gold medals at the 1979 Pan American Games in the beam[3] and women's team events. She suffered a knee injury in 1981 and retired from gymnastics in 1982.[1]

Hawco underwent surgery for breast cancer in 1990 but stopped having chemotherapy after learning she was pregnant. She died on October 26, 1991, 7 weeks after giving birth to her son, Brandon.[4] She was inducted into the Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.[1]

References
  1. "Sherry (Hawco) Delanty". Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  2. "Sherry Louise Hawco". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  3. "USA Gymnastics | Men's and Women's Pan American Games Results". usagym.org. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  4. "Sherry Hawco". www.gymn.ca. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
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