Mansour Mamadou Dia (27 December 1940 – 28 May 1999) was a Senegalese triple jumper. At the 1965 All-Africa Games he won the silver medal in triple jump and bronze in long jump. At the 1973 All-Africa Games he won another bronze in long jump, but now a gold medal in the triple jump. He finished thirteenth at the 1964 Summer Olympics, eighth at the 1968 Summer Olympics, and sixth at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
References
- Kasse, Mbaye (28 May 2003). "Sénégal: Quatre ans après le décès de Mansour Dia, le Sénégal se souvient du recordman du triple saut". Sud Quotidien (in French). AllAfrica. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- "All-Africa Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mansour Dia". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
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- 1940 births
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- Senegalese male triple jumpers
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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