Salim Sdiri
Encyclopedia
Salim Sdiri is a French
long jump
er of Tunisia
n descent. His personal best jump is 8.42 metres, achieved in June 2009 in Pierre-Bénite
, which is the current French national record. He has jumped eight meters or more every season since 2002 and has a bronze medallion from the 2007 European Indoor Athletics Championships.
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:
He returned to competition in early 2008.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
long jump
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...
er of Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
n descent. His personal best jump is 8.42 metres, achieved in June 2009 in Pierre-Bénite
Pierre-Bénite
Pierre-Bénite is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.-References:*...
, which is the current French national record. He has jumped eight meters or more every season since 2002 and has a bronze medallion from the 2007 European Indoor Athletics Championships.
Rome Javelin Accident
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July 2007, during the IAAF Golden League
IAAF Golden League
The IAAF Golden League was an annual series of track and field meetings organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations...
at Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
's Olimpico
Olímpico
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Stadium, Sdiri was hit in the upper body by a stray javelin
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
thrown by Tero Pitkämäki
Tero Pitkämäki
Tero Kristian Pitkämäki is a Finnish javelin thrower and the former World Champion. Pitkämäki is known for his rivalry with Olympic champion Andreas Thorkildsen. The two are very close friends, however...
. 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."
He returned to competition in early 2008.
Achievements
- 2007 European Indoor Athletics Championships - bronze medal
- 2006 IAAF World Cup2006 IAAF World CupThe 10th IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event, held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, which took place on 16 and 17 September 2006 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece....
- fifth place - 2006 European Athletics Championships - tenth place
- 2005 IAAF World Athletics Final2005 IAAF World Athletics FinalThe 3rd IAAF World Athletics Final was held at the Stade Louis II, in Monte Carlo, Monaco on September 9, and September 10, 2005.The hammer throw event for men and women had to take place in Szombathely, Hungary on September 3 as the Monaco stadium was not large enough to hold the event.- Medal...
- fifth place - 2005 World Championships in Athletics2005 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Long JumpThe Men's Long Jump event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 12 and August 13.-Medalists:-Heat 1:# Godfrey Khotso Mokoena, South Africa 8.22m Q# Salim Sdiri, France 8.18m Q...
- fifth place - 2004 Olympic GamesAthletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Long JumpThe Men's Long Jump event at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 24 and August 26.-Medalists:-Schedule:*All times are Eastern European Time -Abbreviations:...
- twelfth place - 2003 World Indoor Championships in Athletics - seventh place
- 2002 European Athletics Championships - seventh place