Wanita May

Wanita May

Wanita May (born January 30, 1975 in Grimsby, Ontario) is a Canadian high jumper. She started competing at age 16 and participated in World Junior Championships in 1992. She went on to place first in the Canadian Championships in 2000 and 2001.

Results

2005 Senior World Championships 3
2002 Canadian Championships 4
2001 Canadian Championships 1
2001 Francophone Games 1 2000 Canadian Championships 1
1999 Canadian Championships 2
1997 Canadian Championships 5

Wanita (nee Dykstra) May started competing at the age of 16 years old. She broke the Canadian Junior record at the age of 18, jumping 1.92m. She attended Kansas State Univeristy on a track scholarship, graduating with a BS degree in Kinesiology. She also compete in the Pentathlon (holds the Canadian High Jump Pentathlon Record) and Heptathlon. She was runner up at the 1994 indoor NCAA competition, also placing 4th and 6th at NCAAs. She continued to compete after college, representing Canada on numberous occasions. Retired in 2005, after the birth of her first child.

External links

* [http://www.athleticscanada.com/cmslib/general/May_Wanita.pdf Athletics Canada bio]


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