Damu Cherry

Damu Cherry ( born November 29, 1977 in Tampa, Florida) is an American hurdler who specializes in the 100-meter distance.

In 2003 she was tested positive at a training control of their association to the nandrolone metabolite norandrosterone and locked because of this breach of the doping regulations for two years.

In 2006, she finished seventh on 60 m hurdles at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow and second in the IAAF World Athletics Final. At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, she finished fourth. In 2009, she retired at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin in the semifinals.

Damu Cherry is 1,63 m tall and weighs 59 kg. She graduated from the University of South Florida and is married to her coach Dennis Mitchell.

Personal Best

  • 60m hurdles (Hall ): 7.85 s 10 February, 2008, Karlsruhe, Germany
  • 100m hurdles: 12.44 s, 11 July 2006 Lausanne
2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships 2009 World Championships in Athletics
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