Salif Mane
{{Short description| American athlete (born 2001) }}
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| nationality = American
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|12|12}}
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| sport = Athletics
| event = Triple jump
| pb = Triple jump: 17.52m (Eugene, 2024)
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{{Medal|Sport|Men's athletics}}
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{{Medal|Competition|NACAC U23 Championships}}
{{Medal|Silver|2023 San Jose|Triple jump}}
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Salif Mane ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ɑː|l|ɪ|f|_|ˈ|m|ɑː|n|eɪ}} {{respell|SAH|lif|_|MAH|nay}}; born December 12, 2001){{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/salif-mane_1965303 |title=MANE Salif |work=Paris 2024 Olympics |access-date=August 11, 2024}}{{dead link|date=April 2025}} is an American triple jumper. He won the US Olympic trials in 2024.{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/salif-mane-14877777 |website=World Athletics |title=Salif Mane |access-date=July 1, 2024}}
Early life
From The Bronx, New York City, he attended Bronx High School for Medical Science.{{cite web |url=https://northeastconference.org/news/2023/7/8/MOT_Mane_USATFChamps_23.aspx |website=Northeastconference.org |access-date=July 1, 2024 |title=FDU's Salif Mane Leaps to Fourth Place Finish In Triple Jump at USATF Championships |date=July 8, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.scarecruiting.com/sports-recruiting-blog/all-american-salif-mane |website=scarerecruiting.com |access-date=July 1, 2024 |title=How did All-American Salif Mane end up jumping for Fairleigh Dickinson? |first=David |last=Robinson |date=March 4, 2023}}
Career
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. He was runner up in the NACAC U23 Championships triple jump competition in San Jose, Costa Rica in July 2023.{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7147652?eventId=10229618 |website=World Athletics |access-date=July 1, 2024 |title=NACAC U23 Championships |date=July 21, 2023}}
He won the NCAA Division 1 Outdoor triple jump title in Eugene, Oregon in June 2024 competing for Fairleigh Dickinson University.{{cite web |url=https://www.dyestat.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&do=news&news_id=669292 |website=dyestat.com |access-date=July 1, 2024 |title=DANIEL HAUGH (HAMMER), SHELBY MCEWEN (HIGH JUMP), SALIF MANE (TRIPLE JUMP) WIN MEN'S FIELD EVENTS ON FINAL DAY AT TRIALS |date=July 1, 2024}} Prior to his time at FDU, Mane also competed for Lincoln Blue Tigers in NCAA Division II.{{cite web |title=2019-2020 Men's Track and Field Roster - Salif Mane |url=https://lubluetigers.com/sports/mens-track-and-field/roster/salif-mane/2726 |website=Lincoln University Blue Tigers |access-date=July 25, 2024}}
He won the 2024 United States Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon on June 30, 2024, recording a personal best distance of 17.52 metres.{{cite web |url=https://www.dyestat.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&do=videos&video_id=396968 |website=dyestat.com |access-date=July 1, 2024 |title=SALIF MANE CHAMPION MEN'S TRIPLE JUMP - U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS 2024 |date=July 1, 2024}} He subsequently competed in the triple jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics, placing sixth overall.{{cite web |url=https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5857/men-s-triple-jump-results-paris-olympic-games-2024-athletics |website=Watch Athletics |access-date=December 28, 2024 |title=Men's Triple jump Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics |date=August 9, 2024}}
He finished in seventh place in the triple jump at the 2025 Xiamen Diamond League event in China, in April 2025.{{cite web|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/6564/results-xiamen-diamond-league-2025|website=Watch Athletics|accessdate=2 May 2025|title= Results - Xiamen Diamond League 2025|date=26 April 2025}} He placed eighth at the 2025 Shanghai Diamond League event in China on 3 May 2025.{{cite web|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/6590/results-shanghai-suzhou-diamond-league-2025|date=3 May 2025 |website=Watch Athletics|accessdate=5 May 2025|title= Results - Shanghai/Suzhou Diamond League 2025}}
Personal life
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/olympics/olympic-triple-jumper-will-listen-late-fathers-voice-goes-gold-rcna160685 |website=nbcnews.com |access-date=July 9, 2024 |title=Olympic triple jumper will listen to his late father's voice before he goes for the gold |date=July 9, 2024 |first=Corky |last=Siemaszko}}
References
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External links
- {{World Athletics}}
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- {{USATF|new_id=salif-mane}}
- {{Team USA|new_id=salif-mane}}
- {{Olympics.com|salif-mane}}
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Category:American male triple jumpers
Category:Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's track and field athletes
Category:Lincoln Blue Tigers men's track and field athletes
Category:Track and field athletes from New York City