Sherry Hawco

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

Sherry Hawco
Born	(1964-02-17)February 17, 1964
Died	October 26, 1991(1991-10-26) (aged 27)
Gymnastics career
Medal record Gymnastics Commonwealth Games 1978 Edmonton Team 1978 Edmonton All-around Pan American Games 1979 San Juan Team 1979 San Juan Beam

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.