Salif Mane (born 12 December 2001) is an American triple jumper. He won the US Olympic trials in 2024.[1]
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 December 2001 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Triple jump | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Triple jump: 17.52m (Eugene, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
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Early life
editFrom The Bronx, New York City, he attended Bronx High School of Science and Fairleigh Dickinson University.[2][3]
Career
editHe finished fourth in the triple jump at the 2023 USATF Outdoor Championships and was named as a reserve for the 2023 World Athletics Championships.[2] He was runner up in the NACAC U23 Championships triple jump competition in San Jose, Costa Rica in July 2023.[4]
He won the NCAA Division 1 Outdoor triple jump title in Eugene, Oregon in June 2024 competing for Fairleigh Dickinson University.[5]
He won the 2024 United States Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon on 30 June 2024, recording a personal best distance of 17.52 metres.[6]
Personal life
editHis parents moved to New York in the 1990s from Senegal. He has two siblings, a brother and a sister. His mother, Fatou Seye, runs a hair-braiding business in the South Bronx. His father, Thierno Mane, died in April 2020 of the novel coronavirus during the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Salif Mane". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ a b "FDU's Salif Mane Leaps to Fourth Place Finish In Triple Jump at USATF Championships". Northeastconference.org. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Robinson, David (4 March 2023). "How did All-American Salif Mane end up jumping for Fairleigh Dickinson?". scarerecruiting. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "NACAC U23 Championships". World Athletics. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "DANIEL HAUGH (HAMMER), SHELBY MCEWEN (HIGH JUMP), SALIF MANE (TRIPLE JUMP) WIN MEN'S FIELD EVENTS ON FINAL DAY AT TRIALS". dyestat. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "SALIF MANE CHAMPION MEN'S TRIPLE JUMP - U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS 2024". dyestat. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Siemaszko, Corky (9 July 2024). "Olympic triple jumper will listen to his late father's voice before he goes for the gold". nbcnews. Retrieved 9 July 2024.