{{short description|Irish long-distance runner}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} '''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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==Achievements== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{IRL}} |- |1982 |European Championships |Athens, Greece |18th |Marathon |2:52:06 |- |rowspan=2|1983 |Osaka Ladies Marathon |Osaka, Japan |style="background:gold;" | 1st |Marathon |2:29:23 |- |World Championships |Helsinki, Finland |13th |Marathon |2:36:28 |- |rowspan=2|1984 |Olympic Games |Los Angeles, United States |28th |Marathon |2:41:27 |- |New York City Marathon |New York City, United States |6th |Marathon |2:38:11 |- |1985 |Osaka Ladies Marathon |Osaka, Japan |style="background:gold;" | 1st |Marathon |2:28:07 |}
==References== {{Reflist}} * [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 }} {{Footer Osaka Marathon Champions Women}}
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