Damu Cherry
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 29, 1977 (age 47) Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Spouse | Dennis Mitchell |
| Website | DamuCherry.com |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States |
| Sport | Hurdling |
Damu Cherry (born November 29, 1977, in Tampa, Florida) is an American hurdler. Her personal best time is 12.44 seconds, achieved in July 2006 in Lausanne.
Cherry competed for the University of South Florida in college. She finished seventh at the 2006 World Indoor Championships and second at the 2006 World Athletics Final. She qualified for the 2008 Olympic team and ended up taking fourth in the hurdles final. She was banned for two years by the IAAF for failing an out-of-competition drugs test in 2003. She tested positive for norandrosterone, a metabolite of an anabolic steroid.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "US hurdler receives two-year doping ban". The Sydney Morning Herald. AFP. November 26, 2003. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Damu Cherry at World Athletics
- Damu Cherry at legacy.USATF.org (archived)
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