Willie May is a retired American

United States

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 hurdler.

He won the silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 34 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 10 by women. There were a total number of 1016 participating athletes from 73 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-Records broken:...

 in Rome

Rome

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. May ran 13.99 in that race and was beaten by Lee Calhoun

Lee Calhoun

Lee Quincy Calhoun was an American athlete, a double winner of 110 m hurdles at the Olympic Games....

, another American, who ran 13.98.

May became the head coach of the track and field team at Evanston Township High School

Evanston Township High School

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in the 1970s, where he continues to coach hurdling. He currently lives in Chicago and is serving as an assistant coach to help the new head coach, Don Michelin, complete the transition.