Damu Cherry

{{Short description|American hurdler (born 1977)}}

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| spouse = Dennis Mitchell

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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.{{cite web |url= http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/11/25/1069522574959.html?from=storyrhs |title= US hurdler receives two-year doping ban |agency= AFP |publisher= The Sydney Morning Herald |date= November 26, 2003 |accessdate= September 12, 2010}}