Salif Mane ( SAH-lif MAH-nay; born December 12, 2001) is an American triple jumper. He won the US Olympic trials in 2024.
Early life
From The Bronx, New York City, he attended Bronx High School for Medical Science.
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.
He won the NCAA Division 1 Outdoor triple jump title in Eugene, Oregon in June 2024 competing for Fairleigh Dickinson University. Prior to his time at FDU, Mane also competed for Lincoln Blue Tigers in NCAA Division II.
He won the 2024 United States Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon on June 30, 2024, recording a personal best distance of 17.52 metres. He subsequently competed in the triple jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics, placing sixth overall.
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.
References
External links
- Salif Mane at World Athletics
- Salif Mane at TFRRS.org
