May, Fiona (1969–)

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May, Fiona (1969–)

English-Italian long jumper. Born Dec 12, 1969, in Slough, England.

Began competing for Italy (1994); at World championships, won gold medals (1995, 2001), a silver (1999), and a bronze (1997), equalling the record established by Heike Drechsler in 1993 for 4 medals at Worlds; won silver medals at Atlanta Olympics (1996) and Sydney Olympics (2000).

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