Hellmut May
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Hellmuth Rolf Richard Johannes May[1] |
| Born | June 9, 1921 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | November 11, 2011 (aged 90) Richmond, British Columbia, Canada |
| Figure skating career | |
| Country | Austria |
Hellmut May (June 9, 1921 – November 11, 2011)[1] was a figure skater who represented Austria at the Winter Olympics in 1936 and 1948.
Life and career
[edit | edit source]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.[2] His family's apartment was damaged by a bomb but his mother retrieved his skates.[2] May finished eighth at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
May emigrated to Canada in 1954.[3] In 1955, he became the head coach at the Kerrisdale Figure Skating Club in Vancouver, British Columbia.[4] He was the first coach of Karen Magnussen.[3]
May was inducted into the Skate Canada Hall of Fame in 2010 and died in November 2011 in Richmond, British Columbia.[5] He was married to Andrea May.[2]
Results
[edit | edit source]| International[1] | |||||||||
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| Event | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 |
| Winter Olympics | 14th | 8th | |||||||
| World Championships | 8th | ||||||||
| European Championships | 9th | ||||||||
| National | |||||||||
| Austrian Championships | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | |||||
| Ostmark Championships | 2nd | 2nd | |||||||
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- 1921 births
- 2011 deaths
- Austrian male single skaters
- Canadian figure skating coaches
- Olympic figure skaters for Austria
- Figure skaters at the 1936 Winter Olympics
- Figure skaters at the 1948 Winter Olympics
- Figure skaters from Vienna
- Sportspeople from Richmond, British Columbia
- German Army personnel of World War II
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United States
- German prisoners of war in World War II held by the United Kingdom
- 20th-century Austrian sportsmen