Salif Mane

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Salif Mane
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (2001-12-12) December 12, 2001 (age 24)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Triple 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] He subsequently competed in the triple jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics, placing sixth overall.[9]

He finished in seventh place in the triple jump at the 2025 Xiamen Diamond League event in China, in April 2025.[10] He placed eighth at the 2025 Shanghai Diamond League event in China on 3 May 2025.[11] He placed second in the triple jump with 17.15 metres at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[12] In September 2025, he was a finalist at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, placing twelfth overall.[13][14]

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.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "MANE Salif". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on July 30, 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.com. 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.com. 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.com. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  9. ^ "Men's Triple jump Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. August 9, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  10. ^ "Results - Xiamen Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. April 26, 2025. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  11. ^ "Results - Shanghai/Suzhou Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. May 3, 2025. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  12. ^ "USA Championships". World Athletics. August 3, 2025. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  13. ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. September 18, 2025. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  14. ^ "USA TRACK & FIELD NAMES TEAM FOR 2025 WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Dyestat. September 2, 2025. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  15. ^ Siemaszko, Corky (July 9, 2024). "Olympic triple jumper will listen to his late father's voice before he goes for the gold". nbcnews.com. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
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