Carey May
{{short description|Irish long-distance runner}}
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Carey May (born 19 July 1959 in Dublin) is a former long-distance runner from Ireland, who won the Osaka Ladies Marathon in 1983 and 1985.
May competed for the BYU Cougars track and field team in the AIAW.{{cite web |title=UTEP team to beat in women's track |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-albuquerque-tribune-utep-team-to-bea/163751593/ |publisher=The Albuquerque Tribune |access-date=23 January 2025 |page=39 |date=6 May 1982}}
Achievements
| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |
| colspan="6"|Representing {{IRL}} |
|---|
| 1982
|18th |Marathon |
| rowspan=2|1983
|style="background:gold;" | 1st |Marathon |2:29:23 |
| World Championships
|13th |Marathon |
| rowspan=2|1984
|28th |Marathon |
| New York City Marathon
|6th |Marathon |
| 1985
|style="background:gold;" | 1st |Marathon |2:28:07 |
References
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- [https://byucougars.com/athlete/w-track-field/15813/carey-may BYU-profile]
- {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/carey-may-1.html |title=Carey May |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901112744/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/carey-may-1.html |archivedate=2011-09-01 }}
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Category:BYU Cougars women's track and field athletes
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