Hellmut May

Hellmut May
Personal information
Full name	Hellmuth Rolf Richard Johannes May
Born	June 9, 1921; Vienna, Austria
Died	November 11, 2011 (aged 90); Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Figure skating career
Country	Austria
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	1936 Winter Olympics; 1948 Winter Olympics;

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

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]

1 2 3 "Hellmut May". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10.
1 2 3 May, Andrea; Kwong, PJ (February 6, 2012). "Dr. Hellmut May – A Figure Skating Legend". Archived from the original on January 27, 2014.
1 2 "Seven to be Inducted into the Skate Canada Hall of Fame". Skate Canada. Skate Buzz. July 14, 2010. Archived from the original on August 19, 2010.
↑ "Club History". Kerrisdale Figure Skating Club. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013.
↑ "Skate Canada mourns the loss of Hall of Famer Dr. Hellmut May". Skate Canada. November 15, 2011. Archived from the original on December 28, 2011.