Phil May

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 1968 Triple Jump 6th 1969 Triple Jump 6th 1970 Triple Jump 5th 1970 Long Jump 6th 1971 Triple Jump 10th

Post-playing career May is the co-founder of Dôme café chain.