Salim Sdiri
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Salim Sdiri (born October 26, 1978) is a French long jumper. His personal best jump is 8.25 metres, achieved in July 2005 in Angers. He has jumped eight meters or more every season since 2002 and has a bronze medallion from the 2007 European Indoor Athletics Championships.
[edit] Rome Javelin Accident
On Friday the 13th July 2007, during the IAAF Golden League at Rome's Olimpico Stadium, Sdiri was hit in the upper body by a stray javelin thrown by Tero Pitkämäki. Sdiri was rushed to a local Rome hospital with non life-threatening injuries, however, the wound was more serious than the initial reports suggested and Sdiri had to return to hospital. Sdiri said:
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- "The javelin touched the right kidney and there is a slight tear at the top of the kidney....the liver was also touched leaving a hole in it. The javelin penetrated over ten centimetres and not four as we initially thought." [1]
He returned to competition in early 2008 [2].
[edit] Achievements
- 2007 European Indoor Athletics Championships - bronze medal
- 2006 IAAF World Cup - fifth place
- 2006 European Athletics Championships - tenth place
- 2005 IAAF World Athletics Final - fifth place
- 2005 World Championships in Athletics - fifth place
- 2004 Olympic Games - twelfth place
- 2003 World Indoor Championships in Athletics - seventh place
- 2002 European Athletics Championships - seventh place
[edit] References
- ^ Javelin hit jumper's kidney, liver published in The Daily Telegraph July 17, 2007
- ^ IAAF, Feb 18, 2008: Much joy as Sdiri returns to competition - French Indoor Champs, Day 3
[edit] External links
- IAAF profile for Salim Sdiri
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