Jürgen May

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Jürgen May (born 18 June 1942 in

• 1964: Qualified as a GDR representative for the all-German team at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, making the semi-final.
• 1965: May broke four records in only a few weeks:

European record in the 1500 m: 3:36.4 min. on 14 July in Erfurt

World record in the 1000 m: 2:16.2 min. on 20 July in Erfurt

GDR record in the 800 m: 1:46.3 min. on 25 August in Potsdam

GDR record in the one mile run: 3:56.0 min. on 30 August in London

• 1965: May was nominated as GDR sportsman of the year (GDR statistics show that he came runner-up to Peter Ducke)

Lifelong ban in the GDR

During the

New start in the FRG

In 1967 May took advantage of an offer to move to West Germany, where he was able to continue his career as a sportsman. He was selected by the German Athletics Federation for the

May did not succeed in obtaining a foothold in international competitions again. In 1970 in

Records
Preceded by Michel Jazy	European Record Holder Men's 1500 m 14 July 1965 - 24 June 1966	Succeeded by Michel Jazy
Awards
Preceded by Klaus Urbanczyk	East German Sportsman of the Year 1965	Succeeded by Frank Wiegand