Cherrie Sherrard

Cherrie Sherrard
Personal information
BornCherrie Mae Parish
August 25, 1938 (1938-08-25) (age 87)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height5 ft 7 in (1.69 m)
Weight141 lb (64 kg)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1967 Winnipeg 80 m hurdles

Cherrie Sherrard (born Cherrie Mae Parish on August 25, 1938, in Dallas, Texas) is a track and field athlete from the United States. She competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the women's 80 m hurdles event. Sherrard earned a gold medal in the same event at the 1967 Pan American Games.[1]

She is the mother of American former professional football player Mike Sherrard.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cherrie Sherrard". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.