Kerryn McCann (2 May 1967 – 8 December 2008) was an Australian athlete, and was one of Australia's most successful long-distance runners.
McCann was born Kerryn Hindmarsh in Bulli, New South Wales, in 1967.
In 1991 she married Greg McCann, a surfer who represented Australia twice in international competition, and was Australian champion in 1983. Their first son, Benton, was born in 1997; daughter Josie was born in 2003.
In August 2007 it was anno...
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Kerryn McCann (2 May 1967 – 8 December 2008) was an Australian athlete, and was one of Australia's most successful long-distance runners.
McCann was born Kerryn Hindmarsh in Bulli, New South Wales, in 1967.
In 1991 she married Greg McCann, a surfer who represented Australia twice in international competition, and was Australian champion in 1983. Their first son, Benton, was born in 1997; daughter Josie was born in 2003.
In August 2007 it was announced that McCann, who was expecting her third child at the time, was battling breast cancer. She subsequently gave birth to her second son Cooper six weeks early. He spent several weeks in a neonatal ward after the birth and was given steroidal treatment to aid the growth of his lungs. “It was really hard seeing him with the tubes and drip and monitor - this tiny baby,” she said to Australian Mother's Website: Aussie Bub Blog in October 2007, two months after his birth. Despite then undergoing chemotherapy, and as was later revealed, the...
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