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Ernest May
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Born	14 September 1878; Bartlow, Cambridgeshire, England
Died	5 January 1952 (aged 73); Ellingham, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus/Hammer throw

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Ernest Edmund Bedford May (14 September 1878 Bartlow, Cambridgeshire – 5 January 1952) was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.^[1]

He was born at Edale and died in Ellingham. He attended Haileybury School and Oriel College, Oxford. He was an Anglican clergyman, Chaplain of Christ Church, Oxford and a Minor Canon of Durham Cathedral.

In 1908 he participated in the discus throw competition, in the Greek discus throw event, in the freestyle javelin throw competition, in the javelin throw event, and in the hammer throw competition but in all these competitions his final ranking is unknown.

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-'''Ernest Edmund Bedford May''' (14 September 1878 [[Bartlow]], [[Cambridgeshire]] – 5 January 1952) was a [[Great Britain|British]] [[track and field]] athlete who competed in the [[1908 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/69285 |title=Ernest May |work=Olympedia |access-date=14 March 2021}}</ref>
+{{Infobox sportsperson
+|name= Ernest May
+|image=
+|caption=
+|birth_date= 14 September 1878
+|birth_place= [[Bartlow]], [[Cambridgeshire]], England
+| death_date = 5 January 1952 (aged 73)
+| death_place = Ellingham, England
+|sport=Athletics
+|event= Discus/Hammer throw
+|club=
+}}
+'''Ernest Edmund Bedford May''' (14 September 1878 [[Bartlow]], [[Cambridgeshire]] – 5 January 1952) was a British [[track and field]] athlete who competed in the [[1908 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/69285 |title=Ernest May |work=Olympedia |access-date=14 March 2021}}</ref>
+== Biography ==
 He was born at [[Edale]] and died in Ellingham. He attended [[Haileybury School]] and [[Oriel College, Oxford]].  He was an Anglican clergyman, Chaplain of Christ Church, Oxford and a [[Minor Canon]] of [[Durham Cathedral]].