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Salim Sdiri (born October 26, 1978) is a French long jumper of Tunisian 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.

Rome javelin accident

In 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:

"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.

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For the love of god, why do they have people hanging around, training, waiting, 15 feet from the edge of the javelin landing area??????