Volker Mai

Volker Mai (born 3 May 1966 in Templin) is a former triple jumper who represented East Germany.

Representing SC Neubrandenburg, he holds the current world junior record with 17.50 metres, achieved on 23 June 1985 in Erfurt.

[2] His final appearance for East Germany came at the 1990 European Athletics Championships and he finished fifth behind his compatriot Jörg Friess.

Based upon research of leaked Stasi files, Franke and Berendonk deduced that Mai had undergone cycles of Oral Turinabol (a banned steroid) in the period of 1982 to 1984.

[10] After his track and field career ended he moved to the United States to study microbiology.