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

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

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. She also won two gold medals at the 1979 Pan American Games in the beam 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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