Phil May (athlete)

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Philip John 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 × 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 in two field events, namely triple jump (six) and long jump (four).

World rankings

Phil was ranked in the Top 10 in the World for four consecutive years by the prestigious Track & Field News magazine. ! Year ! Event ! Ranked

Post-playing career

May is the co-founder of Dôme café chain.

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