Sherry Calvert
{{Short description|American javelin thrower (born 1951)}}
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.
Calvert won the javelin at the 1970 DGWS Outdoor Track and Field Championships representing the USC Trojans track and field team.{{cite web |last1=Hubbard |first1=Mike |last2=Pfeifer |first2=Jack |title=The early years of Women's collegiate track |url=https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/WCollegiateTrack.pdf |website=Track and Field News |access-date=26 January 2025}}
International competitions
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1971
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |51.52 m |
1972
| 15th |51.38 m |
1975
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st |54.70 m |
1976
| 13th |53.08 m |
References
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Category:American female javelin throwers
Category:Track and field athletes from Los Angeles
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Pan American Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
Category:20th-century American sportswomen
Category:USC Trojans women's track and field athletes
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