Sherry Calvert
American javelin thrower
Sherry Lynn Calvert (born June 6, 1951, in Los Angeles, California) is a retired female javelin thrower from the United States, who represented her native country twice at the Summer Olympics: 1972 and 1976. She set her personal best (63.38 metres) in 1978.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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1971 | Pan American Games | Cali, Colombia | 2nd | 51.52 m |
1972 | Olympic Games | Munich, West Germany | 15th | 51.38 m |
1975 | Pan American Games | Mexico City, Mexico | 1st | 54.70 m |
1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Canada | 13th | 53.08 m |
References
- Sherry Calvert at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- 1951: Amelia Wood (USA) / Hortensia García (MEX)
- 1955: Karen Anderson (USA)
- 1959: Marlene Ahrens (CHI)
- 1963: Marlene Ahrens (CHI)
- 1967: Barbara Friedrich (USA)
- 1971: Tomasa Núñez (CUB)
- 1975: Sherry Calvert (USA)
- 1979: María Caridad Colón (CUB)
- 1983: María Caridad Colón (CUB)
- 1987: Ivonne Leal (CUB)
- 1991: Dulce García (CUB)
- 1995: Xiomara Rivero (CUB)
- 1999: Osleidys Menéndez (CUB)
- 2003: Kim Kreiner (USA)
- 2007: Osleidys Menéndez (CUB)
- 2011: Alicia DeShasier (USA)
- 2015: Elizabeth Gleadle (CAN)
- 2019: Kara Winger (USA)
- 2023: Flor Denis Ruiz (COL)
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