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Hellmut May

{{short description|Austrian figure skater}}

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|death_place= Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

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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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=10 align=center | International
Event

! 1936

! 1937

! 1938

! 1939

! 1940

! 1941

! 1946

! 1947

! 1948

align=left | Winter Olympics14th8th
align=left | World Championships8th
align=left | European Championships9th
style="background-color: #ffdead; " colspan=10 align=center | National
align=left | Austrian Championshipsbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rdbgcolor=cc9966 | 3rdbgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=silver | 2nd
align=left | Ostmark Championshipsbgcolor=silver | 2ndbgcolor=silver | 2nd

References

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{{cite news | url = http://www.skatebuzz.com/ViewNewsArticle.aspx?id=35e9de7e-335f-485b-af64-97eb5df30159 | title = Seven to be Inducted into the Skate Canada Hall of Fame | work = Skate Canada | publisher = Skate Buzz | date = July 14, 2010 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100819022827/http://www.skatebuzz.com/ViewNewsArticle.aspx?id=35e9de7e-335f-485b-af64-97eb5df30159 | archivedate = August 19, 2010 | url-status = dead }}

{{cite news|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/hellmut-may-1.html |title=Hellmut May |publisher=Sports-Reference.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110084540/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/hellmut-may-1.html |archivedate=2012-11-10 }}

{{cite news|url=http://www.skatecanada.ca/AboutUs/NewsDetails/tabid/2157/sni%5B2797%5D/1252/language/en-US/Default.aspx |title=Skate Canada mourns the loss of Hall of Famer Dr. Hellmut May |publisher=Skate Canada |date=November 15, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111228174359/http://www.skatecanada.ca/AboutUs/NewsDetails/tabid/2157/sni%5B2797%5D/1252/language/en-US/Default.aspx |archivedate=December 28, 2011 }}

{{cite web | url = http://skatekerrisdale.com/history.htm | title = Club History | publisher = Kerrisdale Figure Skating Club | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131020195135/http://skatekerrisdale.com/history.htm | archivedate = October 20, 2013 | url-status = dead }}

{{cite web | url = http://pjkwong.com/?p=1115 | title = Dr. Hellmut May – A Figure Skating Legend | first = Andrea | last= May | first2 = PJ | last2 = Kwong | date = February 6, 2012 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140127200236/http://pjkwong.com/?p=1115 | archivedate = January 27, 2014 | url-status = live }}

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External links

  • [http://www.skatecanada.ca/tabid/12094/language/en-US/Default.aspx#Hmay Skate Canada Hall of Fame]

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Category:1921 births

Category:2011 deaths

Category:Austrian male single skaters

Category:Canadian figure skating coaches

Category:Olympic figure skaters for Austria

Category:Figure skaters at the 1936 Winter Olympics

Category:Figure skaters at the 1948 Winter Olympics

Category:Figure skaters from Vienna

Category:Sportspeople from Richmond, British Columbia

Category:German Army personnel of World War II

Category:German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States

Category:German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom

Category:20th-century Austrian sportsmen