Fred Mango

{{short description|French sprinter}} '''Fred Mango''' (born 26 June 1973) is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.

He competed at the 1998 European Indoor Championships,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/europe/1998/m98_07.html|title=1998 European Indoor Championships, men's 400 metres heats|publisher=Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite|accessdate=2 November 2014}}</ref> the 1998 European Championships<ref>{{cite web|url=http://todor66.com/athletics/europe/1998/Men_400m.html|title=Men 400m European Championships 1998 Budapest (HUN)|publisher=Todor Krastev|accessdate=2 November 2014}}</ref> and the 1999 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.<ref name=bio>{{World Athletics}}</ref> He became French indoor champion in 1997 and 1999. Competitors included Pierre-Marie Hilaire, Bruno Wavelet and Marc Raquil.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/nc/frai.htm|title=French Indoor Championships|work=GBR Athletics|publisher=Athletics Weekly|accessdate=2 November 2014}}</ref>

In the 4 x 400 metres relay he won a bronze medal at the 1997 World Indoor Championships<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/world/1997/m97_31.html|title=1997 World Indoor Championships, men's 4 x 400 metres relay final|publisher=Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite|accessdate=2 November 2014}}</ref> and a silver medal at the 1997 Mediterranean Games.<ref>[http://www.cijm.org.gr/images/stories/pdf/JM1997.pdf Affiche officielle des JM de Bari 1997] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623145053/http://www.cijm.org.gr/images/stories/pdf/JM1997.pdf |date=2014-06-23 }}. CIJM. Retrieved on 2014-11-02.</ref> The French team also finished sixth at the 1997 World Championships,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://todor66.com/athletics/world/1997/Men_4x400m_Relay.html|title=Men 4x400m Relay World Championship 1997 Athens (GRE)|publisher=Todor Krastev|accessdate=2 November 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215300/http://todor66.com/athletics/world/1997/Men_4x400m_Relay.html|archivedate=3 March 2016}}</ref> did not start the final at the 1998 Athletics Championships,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://todor66.com/athletics/europe/1998/Men_4x400m_Relay.html|title=Men 4x400m Relay European Championships 1998 Budapest (HUN)|publisher=Todor Krastev|accessdate=2 November 2014}}</ref> finished sixth at the 1999 World Indoor Championships<ref>{{cite web|url=http://todor66.com/athletics/world/Indoor_1999/Men_4x400m_Relay.html|title=Men 4x400m Relay World Indoor Championship Maebashi (JPN) 1999|publisher=Todor Krastev|accessdate=2 November 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102143740/http://todor66.com/athletics/world/Indoor_1999/Men_4x400m_Relay.html|archivedate=2 November 2014}}</ref> and fifth at the 1999 World Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://todor66.com/athletics/world/1999/Men_4x400m_Relay.html|title=Men 4x400m Relay World Championship 1999 Sevilla (ESP)|publisher=Todor Krastev|accessdate=2 November 2014}}</ref>

His personal best time was 45.73 seconds, achieved in August 1999 in Niort.<ref name=bio/>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mango, Fred}} Category:1973 births Category:Living people Category:French men sprinters Category:Guadeloupean men sprinters Category:Mediterranean Games silver medalists for France Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 Mediterranean Games Category:World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists Category:20th-century French sportsmen