Salif Mane

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Salif Mane
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (2001-12-12) 12 December 2001 (age 22)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Triple jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Triple jump: 17.52m (Eugene, 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of the United States.svg United States
NACAC U23 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 San Jose Triple jump

Salif Mane (born 12 December 2001) is an American triple jumper. He won the US Olympic trials in 2024. [1]

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Early life

From The Bronx, New York City, he attended Bronx High School of Science and Fairleigh Dickinson University. [2] [3]

Career

He 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]

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References

  1. "Salif Mane". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 "FDU's Salif Mane Leaps to Fourth Place Finish In Triple Jump at USATF Championships". Northeastconference.org. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  3. Robinson, David (4 March 2023). "How did All-American Salif Mane end up jumping for Fairleigh Dickinson?". scarerecruiting. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  4. "NACAC U23 Championships". World Athletics. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
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