John Conrad "Con" Hazlehurst Cherry (7 September 1914 – 1 February 1943) was an English rower who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany.

Cherry was born in Paddington and educated at Westminster School[1] and Brasenose College, Oxford, having matriculated in 1933 as the Heath Harrison Minor Exhibitioner.

Later in the year, he was a member of the crew of the eight which came fourth representing Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.

In 1936, he rowed in the Leander Club VIII, which came second in the Grand Challenge Cup, as well as the Brasenose College IV.

[citation needed] After being commissioned into the Royal Navy during World War II, Cherry was killed in action on 1 February 1943 when serving as a lieutenant on HMS Welshman, a cruiser-minelayer sunk by U-617, northeast of Tobruk.