Phil May (athlete)

Phil May
Personal information
Born (1944-09-20)20 September 1944
Died 30 November 2014(2014-11-30) (aged 70)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
1970 Edinburgh Triple Jump
1970 Edinburgh Long Jump

Philip John "Phil" May (20 September 1944 – 30 November 2014)[1] was an Olympic athlete from Australia. He specialised in the triple jump and long jump events, and was a formidable relay runner in the 4 x 100.

May represented Australia at three Commonwealth Games and one Olympic Games, finishing sixth in the Triple Jump at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City.

Between 1965 and 1973 May won ten Australian Championships.

World Rankings

Phil was ranked in the Top 10 in the World for four consecutive years by the prestigious Track & Field News magazine.[2][3]

Year Event Ranked
1968Triple Jump6th
1969Triple Jump6th
1970Triple Jump5th
1970Long Jump6th
1971Triple Jump10th

References

  1. ↑ Lacy, Bridget (2 December 2014). "WA track and field great Phil May dies, aged 70". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "All-Time World Rankings — Men's Triple Jump" (PDF). Track and Field News. 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "All-Time World Rankings — Men's Long Jump" (PDF). Track and Field News. 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2012.




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