Fred Mango

{{short description|French sprinter}}

Fred Mango (born 26 June 1973) is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.

He competed at the 1998 European Indoor Championships,{{cite web|url=http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1998/m98_07.html|title=1998 European Indoor Championships, men's 400 metres heats|publisher=Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite|accessdate=2 November 2014}} the 1998 European Championships{{cite web|url=http://todor66.com/athletics/europe/1998/Men_400m.html|title=Men 400m European Championships 1998 Budapest (HUN)|publisher=Todor Krastev|accessdate=2 November 2014}} and the 1999 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.{{World Athletics}} He became French indoor champion in 1997 and 1999. Competitors included Pierre-Marie Hilaire, Bruno Wavelet and Marc Raquil.{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/frai.htm|title=French Indoor Championships|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=2 November 2014}}

In the 4 x 400 metres relay he won a bronze medal at the 1997 World Indoor Championships{{cite web|url=http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/world/1997/m97_31.html|title=1997 World Indoor Championships, men's 4 x 400 metres relay final|publisher=Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite|accessdate=2 November 2014}} and a silver medal at the 1997 Mediterranean Games.[http://www.cijm.org.gr/images/stories/pdf/JM1997.pdf Affiche officielle des JM de Bari 1997] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623145053/http://www.cijm.org.gr/images/stories/pdf/JM1997.pdf |date=2014-06-23 }}. CIJM. Retrieved on 2014-11-02. The French team also finished sixth at the 1997 World Championships,{{cite web|url=http://todor66.com/athletics/world/1997/Men_4x400m_Relay.html|title=Men 4x400m Relay World Championship 1997 Athens (GRE)|publisher=Todor Krastev|accessdate=2 November 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215300/http://todor66.com/athletics/world/1997/Men_4x400m_Relay.html|archivedate=3 March 2016}} did not start the final at the 1998 Athletics Championships,{{cite web|url=http://todor66.com/athletics/europe/1998/Men_4x400m_Relay.html|title=Men 4x400m Relay European Championships 1998 Budapest (HUN)|publisher=Todor Krastev|accessdate=2 November 2014}} finished sixth at the 1999 World Indoor Championships{{cite web|url=http://todor66.com/athletics/world/Indoor_1999/Men_4x400m_Relay.html|title=Men 4x400m Relay World Indoor Championship Maebashi (JPN) 1999|publisher=Todor Krastev|accessdate=2 November 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102143740/http://todor66.com/athletics/world/Indoor_1999/Men_4x400m_Relay.html|archivedate=2 November 2014}} and fifth at the 1999 World Championships.{{cite web|url=http://todor66.com/athletics/world/1999/Men_4x400m_Relay.html|title=Men 4x400m Relay World Championship 1999 Sevilla (ESP)|publisher=Todor Krastev|accessdate=2 November 2014}}

His personal best time was 45.73 seconds, achieved in August 1999 in Niort.