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Salif Mane

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Salif Mane
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (2001-12-12) December 12, 2001 (age 23)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventTriple jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Triple jump: 17.52m (Eugene, 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  United States
NACAC U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 San Jose Triple jump

Salif Mane (/ˈsɑːlɪf ˈmɑːneɪ/ SAH-lif MAH-nay; born December 12, 2001)[1] is an American triple jumper. He won the US Olympic trials in 2024.[2]

Early life

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From The Bronx, New York City, he attended Bronx High School for Medical Science.[3][4]

Career

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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.[3] He was runner up in the NACAC U23 Championships triple jump competition in San Jose, Costa Rica in July 2023.[5]

He won the NCAA Division 1 Outdoor triple jump title in Eugene, Oregon in June 2024 competing for Fairleigh Dickinson University.[6] Prior to his time at FDU, Mane also competed for Lincoln Blue Tigers in NCAA Division II.[7]

He won the 2024 United States Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon on June 30, 2024, recording a personal best distance of 17.52 metres.[8]

Personal life

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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.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "MANE Salif". 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "Salif Mane". World Athletics. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Robinson, David (March 4, 2023). "How did All-American Salif Mane end up jumping for Fairleigh Dickinson?". scarerecruiting. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "NACAC U23 Championships". World Athletics. July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "2019-2020 Men's Track and Field Roster - Salif Mane". Lincoln University Blue Tigers. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  8. ^ "SALIF MANE CHAMPION MEN'S TRIPLE JUMP - U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS 2024". dyestat. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  9. ^ 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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