Great Olympians

Biographies - MAY


May Attila

B. 1942-09-16, Kaposvár, Hungary
Fencing
1968 HP
Men's Foil, Team (fifth) 160
160


Axel May

B. 1948-08-13, Hamburg, Germany, represented West Germany
Sailing
1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 HP
Three−Person Keelboat (Dragon) 7th 1296
Three−Person Keelboat (Soling) sixth 8th
1296


Robert Stanley "Butch" May, Jr.

B. 1941-11-07, Honolulu, Haw., USA
Volleyball
1968 HP
Men's Team 7th 200
200

The father of Misty May.


Carey May

B. 1959-07-19, Dublin, Ireland
Athletics - Track & Field
1984 HP
Women's Marathon 28th 0.0384
0.0384


Ernest May

Olympic Competitor nr 3488


Fiona May

B. 1969-12-12, Slough, England, Great Britain, competed from 1996 for Italy
Track & Field (2 silver)
1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 HP
Women's Long Jump sixth NM silver silver 28th 14256.0418
14256.0418


Friedrich May

B. 1947-01-21, Süsskofen, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Sailing
1972 HP
Three Person Keelboat (Soling) 11th 64
64


Gerd May

B. 1953-06-03, Rostock, M-V, Germany, represented East Germany
Fencing
1980 HP
Men's Sabre, Team sixth 160
160


Hellmuth Rolf Richard Johannes "Hellmut" May

B. 1921-06-09, Wien, Austria; D. 2011-11-11
Figure Skating
1936 1948 HP
Men's Singles 14th 8th 408
408


Jürgen May

B. 1942-06-18, Nordhausen, Thür., Germany, represented West Germany in 1972
Athletics - Track & Field
1964 1968 1972 HP
Men's 1500 metres SF:15th 10
Men's 5000 metres R1:40th -3.10
10.0001

An East German, and he would have counted as such in 1964. But in 1966, he was punished by the GDR Athletics Federation for wearing Puma shoes rather than Adidas ones. He even lost his job at the newspaper. In 1967 he had the opportunity to defect to the West, and he represented West Germany at the 1972 Olympics.


Karl-Maria May

B. 1886-05-20, Wien, Austria; D. 1963-03-20
Art Competitions
1936 1948 HP
Painting - Paintings AC 6.597
Painting - unknown event AC
6.597


Misty Erie May

competed in 2008 qnd 2012 as

Misty May-Treanor

B. 1977-07-30, Costa Mesa, Cal., USA
Beach Volleyball (3 gold)
2000 2004 2008 2012 HP
Women's Doubles QF gold gold gold 49435
49435

The three gold medal were together with Kerri Walsh Jennings.


Nicolas "Nic" May

B. 1927-09-30, Niederkorn, Luxembourg; D. 2006-01-12
Football
1948 HP
Men's Team R1 26.38
26.38


Norman E. May

B. 1917, from Toronto, represented Canada
Freestyle Wrestling
1948 HP
Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg) 12th 60
60


Peter "Percy" May

from Swansea, Wales, represented Great Britain
Gymnastics
1948 HP
Men's Individual All-Around 92nd -
Men's Team All-Around 12th 10
Men's Floor Exercise 89th -
Men's Horse Vault 86th -
Men's Parallel Bars 84th -
Men's Horizontal Bar 105th -
Men's Rings 93rd -
Men's Pommeled Horse 87th -
10


Philip John "Phil" May

B. 1944-09-20, Blackpool, England, represented Australia; D. 2014-11-30
Athletics
1968 HP
Men's Triple Jump sixth 960
960


Scott Glenn May

B. 1954-03-19, Sandusky, Ohio, USA
Basketball (1 gold)
1976 HP
Men's Team gold 3200
3200


William Lee "Willie" May

B. 1936-11-11, Knoxville, Alab., USA; D. 2012-03-28
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)
1960 HP
Men's 110 metres Hurdles silver 6000
6000


William Wyman "Willie" May

B. 1887-03-17, Saint Paul, Minnesota; D. 1979-11

Olympic Competitor nr 4269


Hugo Fernando Maya

B. 1963-10-25, Medellín, Colombia
Track Cycling
1984 HP
Men's Sprint Rep1:2nd 0.086
0.086


Jorge Maya Dodera

B. 1944-05-05, represented Uruguay
Basketball
1964 HP
Men's Team 8th 128
128


Vicente Mayagoitia

represented Mexico
Gymnastics
1932 HP
Men's Parallel Bars 13th 6.4
Men's Rings 9th 40
46.4


Yehuda Mayan

B. 1955-04-19, represented Israel
Sailing
1976 HP
Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman) 17th 5
5


John Edward Mayasich

B. 1933-05-22, Eveleth, Minn., USA
Ice Hockey (1 gold, 1 silver)
1956 1960 HP
Men's Team silver gold 5200
5200


Albert Mayaud

B. 1899-03-31, Paris, France
Aquatics - Water Polo & Aquatics - Swimming (1 gold)
1920 1924 HP
4x200 m Free-style Relay SF:4th 100
Water Polo 9th gold 3245.5
3345.5


Desmond Rupert "Des" Mayberry

B. 1923-03-27, represented South Africa
Rowing
1948 HP
Men's Coxless Fours SF:2nd 810
810


George Mayberry

Olympic Competitor nr 4545


Elizabeth Jean "Betty Jean" Maycock

B. 1942-12-13, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Artistic Gymnastics
1960 HP
Women's Individual Combined 51st -6.64
Women's Team Combined 9th 40
40.00000064


Adrián Maycsell Romero

B. 1941-10-26, Ciudad de México, Mexico
Hockey
1968 HP
Men's Team 16th 3.2
3.2


Albert Mayer

B. 1943-04-06, Mulhouse, France
Canoeing - Sprint Kayak
1968 HP
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres SF:4th 34
34


Alfons "Alf" Mayer

B. 1938-02-01, Weiler im Algäu, Germany, represented Canada; D. 2021-11-02
Shooting
1968 1972 HP
Small−Bore Rifle, 3 Positions 38th 42nd 0.000296
Small−Bore Rifle, Prone 47th -5.40
0.0003


Barbara "Bärbel" Mayer

B. 1935-03-14, Rudolstadt, Thür., Germany
Athletics - Track & Field
1956 HP
Women's 4x100 metres Relay sixth 160
160


Charles Mayer

B. 1882-01-07, Molsheim, then in Germany, now in France, lived in New York; D. 1972-05-05
Boxing (1 gold, 1 silver)
1904 HP
Men's Middleweight (-71.7 kg) gold 7200
Men's Heavyweight (unlimited) silver 4500
11700

Olympic Competitor nr 2292


Eugenio Mayer

B. 1939-12-29, Zoldo Alto, Italy; D. 2015-09-19
Cross-Country Skiing
1964 HP
Men's 50 kilometres 18th 2.56
2.56


Mayer Gábor

B. 1959-01-22, Budapest, Hungary
Biathlon & Cross-Country Skiing
1984 1988 1992 HP
Men's 10 km Sprint 37th 69th -3.40
Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay 14th 15th 5.875
Men's 15 kilometres 57th -7.40
Men's 30 kilometres 63rd -8.26
5.87540004256


George Mayer

from Chicago, USA
Gymnastics (1 silver, 1 bronze)
1904 HP
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Combined 21st 0.48
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Field sports fourth 300
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Apparatus work 39th -4.30
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Team bronze 480
780.48003

Olympic Competitor nr 1730


Helene Mayer

B. 1910-12-20, Offenbach, Hessen, Germany; D. 1953-10-15
Fencing (1 gold, 1 silver)
1928 1932 1936 HP
Foil, individual gold fifth silver 21375
21375

She was asked to come back from America for the Berlin Games and promised a citizenship with full "Arian" rights, as the token Jew in the German team. Ironically, she lost to another Jewess, Ilona Elek of Hungary.


Horst Mayer

B. 1945-09-24, Schlenzer, Brand., Germany, represented East Germany
Freestyle Wrestling
1968 1972 HP
Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg) 18th sixth 963.84
963.84


Jean Mayer

B. 1952-10-22, Paris, France
Athletics - Track and Field
1976 HP
Men's 200 metres QF:8th -2.91
-2.91


Kévin Mayer

B. 1992-02-10, Argenteuil, France
Track & Field (2 silver)
2012 2016 2021 HP
Men's Decathlon 15th silver silver 12015
12015


Leopold Mayer

represented Austria; D. 1914-09-21
Aquatics - Swimming
1906 HP
Men's 1 mile Freestyle 8th 192
Men's 4x250 m Freestyle Relay ac 120
312

Olympic Competitor nr 2784


Matthias Mayer

B. 1990-06-09, Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria
Alpine Skiing (3 gold, 1 bronze)
2014 2018 2022 HP
Men's Downhill gold 9th bronze 11400
Men's Super-G dnf gold gold 12800
Men's Giant Slalom sixth 640
Men's Combined 13th dnf 25.6
24865.6


Mayer Mihály

B. 1933-12-27, Budapest, Hungary; D. 2000-09-04
Waterpolo (2 gold, 2 bronze)
1956 1960 1964 1968 HP
team gold bronze gold bronze 13440
13440


Olaf Mayer

B. 1961-02-18, represented Austria
Boxing
1984 HP
Men's Super-Heavyweight (+91 kg) R1 162
162


Richard Mayer

B. 1892-03-23, Litomerice, Czech Republic, represented Austria

Olympic Competitor nr 6861

Competed for R.-V. Germania of Leitmeritz. Leitmeritz, now Litomerice, is located in the Northwest of the (current) Czech Republic. The area, also known as Sudetenland, was heavily Germanized (and the Rüderverein Germania corresponds to this), but was included in Czechoslovakia after 1920. The German speaking population was expelled after 1945. For these reasons, I class the 5 rowers of this team as Germans.


Rui Ferro Mayer

B. 1888-12-29, Lisboa, Portugal; D. 1959-09-06
Fencing
1920 1924 HP
Men's Épée, Individual QF:7th QF:7th 0.144
Men's Épée, Team fourth fourth 800
800.144


Theodor Mayer

B. 1883-08-24, Neukirchen an der Enknach, Austria; D. 1972-11-26
Art Competitions
1928 1932 1936 HP
Literature, Epic Works AC 359.3
Literature, unknown event AC 254.5
613.8


Georg Mayer-Marton

B. 1897-06-03, Gyor, Hungary, represented Austria; D. 1960-08-08
Art Competitions
1928 HP
Painting, Paintings hors concours (2) -
-


John Mayers

B. 1956-09-17, represented Barbados
Athletics - Track & Field
1984 HP
Men's 200 metres QF:7th 0.057
Men's 4x100 m Relay SF:7th 5.2
5.257


Raymond James "Ray" Mayers

B. 1960-01-08, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Aquatics - Water Polo
1984 1988 1992 HP
Men's Team fifth eighth fifth 1240.8
1240.8


Stuart David Mayes

B. 1937-03-06, London, England, Great Britain
Hockey
1960 HP
Men's Team fourth 800
800


Margerita Mayeta Hierrezuelo

B. 1948-03-30, represented Cuba
Volleyball
1972 HP
Women's Team sixth 320
820


Bernard Eugène Mayeur

B. 1938-02-23, Paris, France; D. 2004-01-11
Basketball
1960 HP
Men's Team 10th 50
50


Erhard Mayke

B. 1896-01-06, Berlin, Germany; D. 1962
Speed Skating
1928 HP
Men's 500 m 24th 0.16
Men's 5000 m dnf 0.0026
0.1626


Michael John Maynard

B. 1937-02-23, Saltash, England, Great Britain
Sailing
1968 HP
One−Person Dinghy (Finn) 22nd 0.6
0.6


Edith Mayne

B. 1905-09-29, Newton Abbot, England, Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming
1928 HP
Women's 400 m Freestyle SF:4th 328
328


Billy Maynes

B. 1902-09-26, Saint John, NB, Canada; D. 1966-08
Athletics
1924 HP
Men's 4 x 400 m Relay fourth 400
400


Job Mayo, Jr.

B. 1941-10-19, represented the Philippines
Freestyle Wrestling & Greco-Roman Wrestling
1964 HP
FR Men's Welterweight (-78 kg) 20th 1.5
GR Men's Welterweight (-78 kg) 19th 2.4
3.9


Richard Mayo

B. 1902-06-12, Dorchester, Mass., USA; D. 1996-11-10
Modern Pentathlon (1 bronze)
1928 1932 HP
Men's Individual 19th bronze 3842.4
3842.4


David "Dave" Mayor

B. 1916-08-21, Philadelphia, Penn., USA; D. 2002-05-27
Weightlifting
1936 HP
Men's Heavyweight (+82.5 kg) 12th 60
60


Gaston Mayor

B. 1908-02-29, Segovia, Spain, represented France
Boxing
1932 HP
Men's Lightweight (-61.2 kg) QF 861
861


(Maria Faustina) Enriqueta Mayora Dueñas

B. 1921-02-15, Ciudad de México, Mexico; D. 1989-11-09
Fencing
1948 HP
Women's Foil, Individual R1:5th 0.064
0.064


Gaston Mayordome

B. 1923-01-16, represented France
Athletics
1948 HP
Men's 800 m SF:4th 68
68


Pedro Oscar Mayorga Equioiz

B. 1921-02-05, Buenos Aires, Argentina; D. 2014-01-06
Equestrianism - Jumping
1956 HP
Jumping, Individual 17th 5
Jumping, Team fourth 400
405


Aleksandr Borisovich Mayorov

B. 1957-06-06, Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod), Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Nordic Combined
1980 1984 HP
Men's Individual 7th 14th 624
624


Boris Aleksandrovich Mayorov

B. 1938-02-11, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Ice Hockey (2 gold)
1964 1968 HP
Men's Team gold gold 6400
6400


Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Mayorov

B. 1938-02-11, Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 1997-12-10
Ice Hockey (1 gold)
1964 HP
Men's Team gold 3200
3200


Abdullah Abdulrazaq Mayouf

B. 1960-05-22, represented Kuwait
Aquatics - Diving
1980 HP
Men's Platform 23rd 0.256
0.256


Antonia Mayr

B. 1949-09-08, Sankt Johann im Pongau, Austria
Luge
1972 1976 HP
Women's Singles 14th fifth 1524
1524


Hans Peter Mayr

B. 1944-11-27, Lenzing, Austria
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint
1976 1980 HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 metres SF:5th 12.9
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres Rep:5th 32
44.9


Heinz Mayr

B. 1935-10-20, Braunschweig, NS, Germany, represented West Germany
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Men's 20 km Walk 13th 25.6
25.6


Hermann Mayr

B. 1929-05-15, Mutters, Austria
Cross-Country Skiing
1956 1960 1964 HP
Men's 15 kilometres 39th 0.00016
Men's 30 kilometres 56th -7.64
Men's 50 kilometres 33rd 0.00256
Men's 4x10 kilometres Relay 11th 16
16.002720064


Marco Mayr

B. 1960-07-19, represented Switzerland
Athletics - Track & Field
1984 HP
Men's 800 metres QF:8th -2.91
0.0091


Rudolf Mayr

B. 1948-01-16, Thalgau, Austria
Sailing
1976 HP
Three-person Keelboat (Soling) 17th 4
4


Wolfgang Mayrhofer

B. 1958-05-24, Klagenfurt, Austria
Sailing (1 silver)
1980 HP
One Person Dinghy (Finn) silver 6000
6000


Charles Mays

B. 1941-02-03, Glen Ridge, NJ, USA; D. 2005-04-11
Athletics
1968 HP
Men's Long Jump FI:nm 6
6


Robert Maysack

B. 1872-11-25, Kirchardt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, moved to the US in 1881 and became a US citizen in 1887; D. 1960-12
Gymnastics (1 bronze)
1904 HP
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Combined 59th -7.12
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Apparatus work 70th -10.19
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Field sports 55th -7.19
Men's Turnverein Gymnastics, Team bronze 480
480.000000031

Olympic Competitor nr 1746


Jorge Luis Maysonet

B. 1964-02-13, Cataño, Puerto Rico
Boxing
1984 HP
Men's Light-Welterweight (-63.5 kg) QF 861
861


Igor Anatolyevich Maystrenko

B. 1959-11-21, Minsk, Belarus, represented the Soviet Union
Rowing ( bronze)
1980 HP
Men's Eights bronze 1280
1280


Written 2000-11-29 - last modified 2024-02-28

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