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Phil May (athlete)

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Name
  
Phil May

Role
  
Olympic athlete

Died
  
November 30, 2014


Born
  
20 September 1944 (
1944-09-20
)

Philip John "Phil" May (20 September 1944 – 30 November 2014) 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.

References

Phil May (athlete) Wikipedia