# Carey May

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{{short description|Irish long-distance runner}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
'''Carey May''' (born 19 July 1959 in [Dublin](/source/Dublin)) is a former [long-distance runner](/source/long-distance_runner) from [Ireland](/source/Ireland), who won the [Osaka Ladies Marathon](/source/Osaka_Ladies_Marathon) in 1983 and 1985.

May competed for the [BYU Cougars track and field](/source/BYU_Cougars_track_and_field) team in the [AIAW](/source/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](/source/1982_European_Championships_in_Athletics)
|[Athens, Greece](/source/Athens%2C_Greece)
|18th
|Marathon
|[2:52:06](/source/1982_European_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Women's_Marathon)
|-
|rowspan=2|1983
|[Osaka Ladies Marathon](/source/Osaka_Ladies_Marathon)
|[Osaka, Japan](/source/Osaka%2C_Japan)
|style="background:gold;"  | 1st
|Marathon
|2:29:23
|-
|[World Championships](/source/1983_World_Championships_in_Athletics)
|[Helsinki, Finland](/source/Helsinki%2C_Finland)
|13th
|Marathon
|[2:36:28](/source/1983_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Women's_Marathon)
|-
|rowspan=2|1984
|[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1984_Summer_Olympics)
|[Los Angeles, United States](/source/Los_Angeles%2C_California)
|28th
|Marathon
|[2:41:27](/source/Athletics_at_the_1984_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_marathon)
|-
|[New York City Marathon](/source/New_York_City_Marathon)
|[New York City, United States](/source/New_York_City%2C_United_States)
|6th
|Marathon
|[2:38:11](/source/1984_New_York_City_Marathon)
|-
|1985
|[Osaka Ladies Marathon](/source/Osaka_Ladies_Marathon)
|[Osaka, Japan](/source/Osaka%2C_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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Category:1959 births
Category:Living people
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Category:Brigham Young University alumni
Category:Irish women long-distance runners
Category:Olympic athletes for Ireland
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Ireland
Category:Athletes from Dublin (city)
Category:Irish women marathon runners
Category:20th-century Irish sportswomen
Category:BYU Cougars women's track and field athletes

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