Hispanopedia WikiDamu Cherry-Mitchell (born November 29, 1977, in Tampa, Florida) is an Americanhurdler. Her personal best time is 12.44 seconds, achieved in July 2006 in Lausanne.
Cherry-Mitchell 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.[1]
Personal life
Cherry-Mitchell is married to former Olympian Dennis Mitchell and has four kids with him.
One of her children, Malachi, plays for the Savannah Bananas under the pseudonym “Flash Tha Kid”.[2][3]
References
- ↑"US hurdler receives two-year doping ban". The Sydney Morning Herald. AFP. November 26, 2003. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
- ↑"Flash Tha Kid". Savannah Bananas. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
- ↑"2018 Baseball Roster". FAMU Athletics. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
External links
- Official website
- Damu Cherry-Mitchell at World Athletics
- Damu Cherry-Mitchell at legacy.USATF.org (archived)
- 1977 births
- Living people
- American women hurdlers
- African-American track and field athletes
- Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Doping cases in the sport of athletics
- American sportspeople in doping cases
- Track and field athletes from Tampa, Florida
- Sportspeople from Winter Garden, Florida
- South Florida Bulls women's track and field athletes
- 21st-century African-American sportswomen
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- 20th-century African-American sportswomen
- 20th-century American sportswomen
- American hurdler stubs