Sherry Hawco (February 17, 1964 – October 26, 1991) was a Canadian gymnast. Hawco competed at the

1978 Commonwealth Games The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta from 3 to 12 August 1978, two years after the 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montreal, Quebec. They were boycotted by Nigeria, in protest at New Zealand's sporting contacts with apar ...

where she won a gold medal in the women's team event and a silver medal in the women's all-around event. She also won two gold medals at the

1979 Pan American Games The 1979 Pan American Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Panamericanos de 1979''), officially the VIII Pan American Games were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization, and were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to July 15 ...

in the

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and women's team events. She suffered a knee injury in 1981 and retired from gymnastics in 1982. 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. She was inducted into the Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame in 1997.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hawco, Sherry 1964 births 1991 deaths Canadian female artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in gymnastics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in gymnastics Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada Gymnasts at the 1979 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games 20th-century Canadian women Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games