Fred Salle
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Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||
Born | 10 September 1964 | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Long jump | ||||||||||||||
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Frédéric Ebong-Salle,[1] better known as Fred Salle (born 10 September 1964) is a male retired athlete who specialized in the long jump.
Great Britain and England
He represented Great Britain for most of his career, except for a period in the late 1980s and early 1990s when he represented Cameroon. His personal best jump of 8.10 metres was achieved at the 1994 IAAF World Cup, which he won; he also won the silver medal at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, representing England.[2][3]
Cameroon
Starting in the 1986–87 indoor season, Salle opted to represent Cameroon.[4] He competed in a high jump meeting in December 1986, jumping a personal best of 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m). His best jump while representing England had been 2.13 metres, achieved in May 1985 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[4]
Salle competed internationally for his new country, starting at the
Back to England
By 1992 he returned to representing Great Britain in competitions.
In domestic competitions, he won several medals. At the UK Championships, he won a bronze medal in 1992 and a silver in 1993.[11] At the AAA Championships, he won gold medals in 1993 and 1995 and a silver in 1994.[16] At the AAA Championships, he won the bronze medal in 1993, behind two Swedish guests.[10]
The Present
After working at many different ICT firms, Fred Salle had turned his passion to teaching, inspiring many young people to achieve through telling them of his own experiences.
References
- ^ a b "Frédéric Ebong-Salle". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
- ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ a b c "UK All-Time Lists: Men – Jumps". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
- ^ a b Fred Salle at World Athletics . Retrieved on 20 March 2009.
- ^ "Central African Games and Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
- ^ "African Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
- ^ "1989 World Indoor Championships, men's long jump qualification". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
- ^ "1991 World Indoor Championships, men's long jump qualification". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
- ^ a b "AAA Indoor Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
- ^ a b "UK Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
- ^ "British Placings in IAAF World Cup in Athletics". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
- ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "AAA Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 20 March 2009.