Sherry Hawco

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

[2] She also won two gold medals at the 1979 Pan American Games in the beam[3] and women's team events.

[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.