Max Cherry

Maxwell George Cherry, OAM (1927 – 28 April 2008) was an Australian athletics and fitness coach based in Hobart, Tasmania.^[1] 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.^[2] MacFarlane continues to use earlier notes from Cherry for inspiration.^[3]

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.^[4]

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

Awards

• Medal of the Order of Australia (2007)
• Athletics Australia Coach of Merit (2006)
• Tasmanian Coach of the Year (2006)
• Australian Sports Medal (2000)
• Tasmanian Athletics Coach of the Year (2005)

Obituaries

• Athletics Australia
• Athletics Tasmania
• The Advocate
• Donna MacFarlane
• Hanny Alston

External links

• Still Inspiring: Max Cherry

References

1. ^ "Tasmanian athletics coach Max Cherry dies". ABC News. 2008-04-29. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/04/29/2229847.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-16. 
2. ^ Craddock, Robert (2008-04-30). "Donna MacFarlane loses coach Max Cherry". Herald Sun. http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23618919-11088,00.html. Retrieved 2008-05-16. 
3. ^ McAsey, Jenny (2008-05-12). "Words of late coach drive MacFarlane". The Australian. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23681240-5015718,00.html. Retrieved 2008-05-16. 
4. ^ "Max Cherry dies suddenly". Hobart Mercury. 2008-04-20. http://www.news.com.au/mercury/story/0,22884,23615359-3462,00.html. Retrieved 2008-05-16. ^{[dead link]}

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Date of birth	1927
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