Fred Salle - Back To England

Back To England

By 1992 he returned to representing Great Britain in competitions. He competed at the World Championships in 1993 and 1995 as well as the 1995 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final. However, he won the 1994 IAAF World Cup competition in London with a jump of 8.10 metres. This was Salle's personal best jump. He did have one wind-assisted 8.10 result in the same year, achieved in July in Gateshead.

In domestic competitions, he won several medals. At the UK Championships, he won a bronze medal in 1992 and a silver in 1993. At the AAA Championships, he won gold medals in 1993 and 1995 and a silver in 1994. At the AAA Championships, he won the bronze medal in 1993, behind two Swedish guests.

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