Elizabeth May (triathlete)
  Elizabeth May
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 Elizabeth May at the Weiswampach Triathlon, 2007
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 27th July 1983 (age 36) |
| Nickname | Liz |
| size | 166 cm |
| Weight | 54 kg |
| societies | |
| Until 2013 | Tri Val de Gray |
| successes | |
| 2002 | Junior World Champion Aquathlon |
| 2009 | Vice-European triathlon champion short distance |
| 2011 | ITU world champion aquathlon |
| status | |
| Resigned in 2013 | |
Elizabeth Holst May (* 27. July 1983 as Elizabeth Nicola May ) is a former Luxembourg triathlete . She is a two-time Olympian (2004, 2008) and Aquathlon World Champion (2011).
Career
Liz May came to triathlon in 2000. In 2002 she became Junior World Champion Aquathlon and also Vice European Champion Duathlon in the U23 class.
In 2003 she became vice world champion aquathlon in the elite class and she was able to repeat this success again in 2004.
Summer Olympics 2004 and 2008
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , she finished 17th.
In 2008 she was able to qualify for a starting place at the Summer Olympics for the second time and finished 41st in Beijing .
In July 2009 she was runner-up in the triathlon in Rijssen-Holten in the short Olympic distance (1.5 km swimming, 40 km cycling and 10 km running) behind the Swiss Nicola Spirig .
World Champion Aquathlon 2011
In September 2011 she became aquathlon world champion in Beijing. Liz May was trained by Jack Ralston. She declared her active career ended in 2013.
Private
She studied law at the University of Trier from 2002 to 2004 and at the University of Copenhagen from 2004 to 2013 . She completed her studies in Copenhagen in 2013 and has been working at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg as a lawyer or linguist since 2014, where she translates court judgments from French into Danish .
She is also active as an artist and illustrator .
Awards
- Liz May has been voted Sportswoman of the Year five times for her achievements in Luxembourg (2004–2007, 2009).
Sporting successes
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| May 12, 2012 | 31 | ITU World Championship Series 2012 |
 San Diego
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02:03:43 | |
| 13 Sep 2011 | 13 | ITU World Championship Series 2011 |
 Yokohama
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02:01:10 | The result of the race should be taken into account for the 2012 season. |
| July 5, 2009 | 2 | ETU Triathlon European Championships |
 Holten
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01:56:10 | Vice European champion on the Olympic short distance |
| Aug 19, 2008 | 41 | 2008 Summer Olympics |
 Beijing
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02:07:55 | |
| June 5, 2008 | 14th | ITU Triathlon World Championships |
 Vancouver
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02:04:51 | Triathlon World Championship short distance |
| July 8, 2006 | 3 | ETU Triathlon European Championship U23 |
 Rijeka
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02:06:33 | Triathlon European Championship U23 |
| Aug 20, 2005 | 9 | ETU Triathlon European Championships |
 Lausanne
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02:10:30 | |
| Aug 25, 2004 | 17th | 2004 Summer Olympics |
 Athens
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02:08:29 | |
| Apr 18, 2004 | 9 | ETU Triathlon European Championships |
 Valencia
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01:59:34 | |
| Nov 9, 2002 | 3 | ITU Triathlon World Championship Junior Women |
 Cancun
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01:01:46 | Junior World Championship |
| July 6, 2002 | 6th | ETU Triathlon European Championship Junior Women |
 Győr
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01:09:10 | European Triathlon Championships Juniors |
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| 2002 | 2 | ETU Duathlon European Championship U23 |
 Teplice
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U23 Duathlon Vice European Champion |
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| Sep 7 2011 | 1 | ITU Aquathlon World Championships |
Beijing
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00:35:47 | Aquathlon world champion |
| May 5, 2004 | 2 | ITU Aquathlon World Championships |
 Madeira
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00:33:48 | Vice-World Champion Aquathlon |
| Dec 2003 | 2 | ITU Aquathlon World Championships |
 Queenstown
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00:33:36 | Vice-World Champion Aquathlon |
| Nov 6, 2002 | 1 | ITU Aquathlon World Championship Junior Women |
Cancun
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Junior World Champion Aquathlon |
(DNF - Did Not Finish)
Publications
- Liz May: "The Pohutukawowl". PHI (Editions). 2014. ISBN 978-99959-37-14-0
Web links
- Official homepage of Liz May
- Portrait - Liz May
- Profile and results of Elizabeth May (triathlete) in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed April 1, 2030 (English).
Individual evidence
- ^ Fédération Luxembourgeoise d'Athlétisme - History
- ↑ Liz May wins EM silver (March 15, 2012)
- ↑ Author - Liz May
- ^ ETU short distance EM: Title to Gomez and Spirig
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | May, Elizabeth |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Holst May, Elizabeth; May, Elizabeth Nicola; May, Liz (short form) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Luxembourgish triathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 27, 1983 |