Percy May

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full namePercy Mckay•May
Used namePercy•May
Born6 October 1927 in Swansea, Wales (GBR)
Died16 October 1977 in Swansea, Wales (GBR)
AffiliationsSwansea YMCA, Swansea (GBR)
NOC Great Britain

Biography

Percy May was a member of the Swansea YMCA team that won the first British Men’s Team Championship after the War, in 1947. It was the first of four consecutive wins for the Welsh team. Having represented Great Britain at the 1948 London Olympics, May was in the British team that met Germany at Harringay in 1953, in the first meeting between the two countries on British soil since 1928. He was also in the Welsh team that beat Scotland at Swansea in 1955, in what was the first meeting between the two nations since 1932.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) GBR Percy May
Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic) 92
Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) Great Britain 12
Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic) =89
Horse Vault, Men (Olympic) 86
Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) =84
Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) 105
Rings, Men (Olympic) 93
Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic) 87