Salif Mane
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | December 12, 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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Salif Mane (born December 12, 2001) is an American triple jumper. He won the US Olympic trials in 2024.[1]
Early life
[edit]From The Bronx, New York City, he attended Bronx High School for Medical Science.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Mane 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] Prior to his time at FDU, Mane also competed for Lincoln Blue Tigers in NCAA Division II.[6]
He won the 2024 United States Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon on June 30, 2024, recording a personal best distance of 17.52 metres.[7]
Personal life
[edit]His 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.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Salif Mane". World Athletics. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ a b "FDU's Salif Mane Leaps to Fourth Place Finish In Triple Jump at USATF Championships". Northeastconference.org. July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ Robinson, David (March 4, 2023). "How did All-American Salif Mane end up jumping for Fairleigh Dickinson?". scarerecruiting. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ "NACAC U23 Championships". World Athletics. July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ "DANIEL HAUGH (HAMMER), SHELBY MCEWEN (HIGH JUMP), SALIF MANE (TRIPLE JUMP) WIN MEN'S FIELD EVENTS ON FINAL DAY AT TRIALS". dyestat. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ "2019-2020 Men's Track and Field Roster - Salif Mane". Lincoln University Blue Tigers. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ "SALIF MANE CHAMPION MEN'S TRIPLE JUMP - U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS 2024". dyestat. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ Siemaszko, Corky (July 9, 2024). "Olympic triple jumper will listen to his late father's voice before he goes for the gold". nbcnews. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
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