Fiona May is a retired track and field athlete who competed for the United Kingdom and later Italy in the long jump. She won the World Championships twice and two Olympic silver medals. Her personal best jump was 7.11 metres, which was her silver medal result at the 1998 European Championships.
She also competed briefly in the triple jump, and her career best of 14.65 metres from 1998 was good enough to place fifth in the world that season. May originally competed for Great Britain, but became an Italian citizen upon her marriage to her coach Gianni Iapichino in 1994. May missed the whole 2002 season as a result of her pregnancy and childbirth. Her last significant competition was the 2005 World Championships, where she failed to reach the final. May and Iapichino were married until 2011.
Born in Slough and raised in Derby, May attended Leeds Trinity & All Saints College, a college affiliated with the University of Leeds, studying economics, business management and administration. In 2006, she retired from competitions and started a new successful career in show business. After some modelling, she became the spokeswoman of the Kinder snacks and she won the Italian version of Dancing with the Stars in 2006. Later that year her acting debut was broadcast on Rai Uno as the protagonist of Butta la luna, a miniseries about racism and social integration.
| Date of Birth | 12th December 1969 |
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| Age | 55 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Current City | Slough |
| Language | English |
| Reference | IMDB |
| Height | 181 |
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| Spouses | Gianni Iapichino |
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| Children | Larissa Iapichino |
