Volker May

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Volker May, 1987

Volker Mai (born May 3, 1966 in Templin ) is a former German athlete who was successful in the triple jump in the 1980s and 1990s . Until 1990 he started for the GDR . On June 23, 1985, he jumped 17.50 m in Erfurt and set a junior world record at the age of 19 , which is still in place (as of August 1, 2016). His U20 indoor world record over 17.14 m from March 2, 1985 in Piraeus was broken by Frenchman Melvin Raffin on March 3, 2017 in Belgrade with 17.20 m.

More Achievements

  • 1984: GDR champion (16.94 m)
  • 1985
    • Indoor European Championships: 3rd place (16.53 - 16.56 - 17.14 m - invalid - waived - 16.72)
    • Junior European Championships:
      1st place in the long jump (7.91 - invalid - 7.79 - 7.98 - 7.99 m - 7.94)
      1st place in the triple jump (16.72 - 16.71 - invalid - 16.83 - 16.79 - 16.93 m )
    • European Athletics Cup : 2nd place (17.26 m)
  • 1986, European Championships : 7th place (16.72 - invalid - invalid - 16.72 - 16.74 m - 16.74)
  • 1988: GDR champion (16.80 m)
  • 1989, European Indoor Championships: 2nd place (16.57 - 16.76 - 16.88 - 17.03 m - 16.64 - 16.51)
  • 1990, European Championships : 5th place (16.80 - 16.59 - 16.88 m - 16.81 - 16.78 - 16.61)
  • 1991, World Indoor Championships: 5th place (16.64 - 16.74 m - 16.60 - 16.55 - 16.56 - 16.65)
  • 1993
  • 1994, European Championships : eliminated in qualification

Volker Mai belonged to SC Neubrandenburg . During his competition time he was 1.95 m tall and weighed 76 kg.

Doping allegations

1991 could Doping opponents Brigitte Berendonk and Werner Franke several dissertations and postdoctoral theses former GDR doping researcher in the Military Medical Academy Bad Saarow sure. Based on the work, the state-organized doping practice of many well-known GDR competitive athletes, including Volker Mai, was reconstructed. According to the information given, Volker Mai was administered Oral-Turinabol from 1982 to 1984 .

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  1. ↑ IAAF best list triple jump U20. IAAF International Association of Athlete Federations, August 1, 2016, accessed August 1, 2016 .
  2. ↑ IAAF Newsletter News 183 - May 2017, on: iaaf.org, from May 31, 2017, accessed June 1, 2017
  3. ↑ Brigitte Berendonk: Doping documents - From research to fraud. Springer-Verlag, Berlin 1991, ISBN 3-540-53742-2 , p. 125, table 7

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personal data
SURNAME May, Volker
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German athlete
DATE OF BIRTH May 3, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Templin