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