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Hellmut May

Austrian figure skater

Summary

Austrian figure skater

Field	Value
name	Hellmut May
fullname	Hellmuth Rolf Richard Johannes May
country	Austria
birth_date
birth_place	Vienna, Austria
death_date
death_place	Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Hellmut May (June 9, 1921 – November 11, 2011) was a figure skater who represented Austria at the Winter Olympics in 1936 and 1948.

Life and career

Hellmut May was 14 years old when he competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, finishing 14th. In May 1941, he was drafted into the army for World War II and later spent time in American and British POW camps. His family's apartment was damaged by a bomb but his mother retrieved his skates. May finished eighth at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

May emigrated to Canada in 1954. In 1955, he became the head coach at the Kerrisdale Figure Skating Club in Vancouver, British Columbia. He was the first coach of Karen Magnussen.

May was inducted into the Skate Canada Hall of Fame in 2010 and died in November 2011 in Richmond, British Columbia. He was married to Andrea May.

Results

International	Event	1936	1938	1939	1940	1941	1947
Winter Olympics	14th						8th
World Championships							8th
European Championships			9th
Austrian Championships	3rd	3rd				2nd	2nd
Ostmark Championships				2nd	2nd

References

(July 14, 2010). "Seven to be Inducted into the Skate Canada Hall of Fame". Skate Buzz.
"Hellmut May". Sports-Reference.com.
(November 15, 2011). "Skate Canada mourns the loss of Hall of Famer Dr. Hellmut May". Skate Canada.
"Club History". Kerrisdale Figure Skating Club.
May, Andrea. (February 6, 2012). "Dr. Hellmut May – A Figure Skating Legend".

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