Fiona May (born December 12, 1969 in Slough, England) is an Italian athlete competing in the long jump. She has won the World Championships twice and has two Olympic silver medals. Her personal best jump was 7.11 metres, which was her silver medal result at the 1998 European Championships. A womens 400 metre hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ... Participants The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and August 13. ... The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10. ... The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29. ... The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between August 3 and August 12 and was the first time the event had visited North America. ... The 16th European Championships in Athletics were in held in Helsinki, Finland. ... The 17th European Championships in Athletics were in held in Budapest a city in Hungary. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Slough (pronounced ) is a town and unitary authority (Borough of Slough) in Berkshire in the South East England region of the UK. In the 2001 census the population was 119,070 (est. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... Long jumper at the GE Money Grand Prix in Helsinki, July 2005. ... The 17th European Championships in Athletics were in held in Budapest a city in Hungary. ...

She also competed briefly in triple jump, and her career best of 14.65 metres from 1998 was good enough to place fifth in the world that season. [1] The triple jump is an athletics (track and field) event, previously also known as hop, skip and jump, whose various names describe the actions a competitor takes. ...

May originally competed for Great Britain, but married Gianni Iapichino and became an Italian citizen in 1994. Iapichino, a former pole vaulter whose best achievements were a fifth and sixth place at the European Indoor Championships in 1992 and 1994, was her coach as well. May gave birth to a daughter in 2002, and missed the whole season as a result. Her last significant competition to date was the 2005 World Championships, where she failed to reach the final. Pole vaulting an athletics event where competitors use a long, flexible pole (usually made either of fiberglass or carbon fiber) as an aid to leap over a bar, similar to the high jump, but at much greater heights. ... The 22nd European Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in Genova, a city in Italy, in 1992. ... The 23rd European Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in Paris, the capital of France in 1994. ... Helsinki Olympic Stadium at the opening day of the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. ... The long jump at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 9 and August 10. ...

May attended Leeds Trinity & All Saints College, part of the University of Leeds, studying Economics, Business Management and Administration. Trinity & All Saints is an accredited college of the University of Leeds offering degrees and diplomas in areas such as media, business, marketing, education, humanities, psychology and sport. ... Parkinson Building, University of Leeds The University of Leeds is a major teaching and research university, one of the largest in the United Kingdom. ...

In 2006 she retired from competitions and started a new succesful carrer in showbusiness. After some modelling, she bacame the spokeswoman of the Kinder snacks and she has been lined up in the Italian version of Dancing with the stars. Later this year her acting debut will be broadcasted on Rai Due: she's the protagonist of "Butta la luna", a miniseries about racism and social integration. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A spokesperson (person could be replaced with the gender of the person), or spokesmodel is a person who speaks on behalf of others, but is understood not to be necessarily part of the others (e. ... Kinder is the german world for children; it may also refer to: Kinder Scout, a plateau in England Kinder, a trademark of Italian Ferrero SpA, products bearing this name include Kinder Surprise, Kinder Chocolate bars, Kinder Happy Hippo, Kinder Maxi, Kinder Pinguí and Kinder Bueno. ... Countries with their own version Dancing with the Stars is the name for a number of international television series based on the format of the British series Strictly Come Dancing. ... Rai Due is part of RAI, the Italian government broadcasting agency, which owns other channels, such as Rai Uno, Rai Due and Rai Tre (amongst others). ... A miniseries (sometimes mini-series), in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ...

Achievements

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External link

• IAAF profile for Fiona May