Max Cherry

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Maxwell George Cherry OAM (1927 – 28 April 2008) was an Australian athletics and fitness coach based in Hobart, Tasmania.{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/29/2229847.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629123142/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/29/2229847.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 June 2011|title=Tasmanian athletics coach Max Cherry dies|date=2008-04-29|work=ABC News|accessdate=2008-05-16}} Although he coached many athletes during a coaching career of more than 50 years, he is best known for guiding Donna MacFarlane to a bronze medal in the 3000 metre steeplechase at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23618919-11088,00.html|title=Donna MacFarlane loses coach Max Cherry|last=Craddock|first=Robert|date=2008-04-30|work=Herald Sun|accessdate=2008-05-16}} MacFarlane continues to use earlier notes from Cherry for inspiration.{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23681240-5015718,00.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912183029/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23681240-5015718,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-09-12|title=Words of late coach drive MacFarlane|last=McAsey|first=Jenny|date=2008-05-12|work=The Australian|accessdate=2008-05-16}}

Aside from athletics, Cherry was also heavily involved in basketball (as the Tassie Devils' fitness coach for seven years), hockey, judo, orienteering (he trained Johanna Allston as 2006 Junior World Champion), and umpiring.{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/mercury/story/0,22884,23615359-3462,00.html |title=Max Cherry dies suddenly |date=2008-04-20 |work=Hobart Mercury |accessdate=2008-05-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502211714/http://www.news.com.au/mercury/story/0%2C22884%2C23615359-3462%2C00.html |archivedate=2 May 2008 }}

Cherry died at Lindisfarne, Tasmania on 28 April 2008 of a heart attack. He was 81.