The thing is the hospital that he was sent to was two miles away from the stadium and that was where the javelin was removed so the guy who threw it got a distance of 2 miles and 85 meters
@jamham696 жыл бұрын
pretty sure thats a PB.
@jimbosayer16 жыл бұрын
Haha
@Bruh-jr2ep6 жыл бұрын
You clearly see the javelin lying on the ground...
@dannyrutz37925 жыл бұрын
Hahaha it crazy
@manabratu98785 жыл бұрын
dude, you made my day
@SW-fk3rb9 жыл бұрын
This is not the fault of the Javelin thrower, it is the fault of the Olympic regulation committee who saw no problem letting people stand around down range of people throwing metal spears.
@TheMangazixy9 жыл бұрын
S CW I agree with you, but it's not Olympic regulation comittee's fault because this isn't the Olympics but the Golden League.
@SW-fk3rb9 жыл бұрын
Captain Alien o good pt
@TXVR-ut6qw8 жыл бұрын
It was a mistake on pitkamaki's part. One accident doesn't mean the whole sport should be banned. That's like saying football (soccer) should be banned every time someone breaks their leg
@steel168808 жыл бұрын
+TXV1300R no it would be like if the ref in Soccer was standing on the field and got a concussion, so they put in a rule saying the Ref has to be off the field during play.
@Ism0Lait3la7 жыл бұрын
steel16880 Referee has to be on the field. Other people dont have to be on the area where the javelin could possibly land
@HORRIOR16 жыл бұрын
Finland has the best snipers.
@sakuwilkas4 жыл бұрын
simo häyhä
@tonymorris79439 жыл бұрын
You don't want to laugh at what happened to the poor guy, but the look on his face of "What the hell is THIS on my back???" is almost hilarious.
@dollyvanderpee90011 ай бұрын
wtf is ds😂😂
@The_Cube-aa9 ай бұрын
@@dollyvanderpee900Don't just laugh, his liver and right kidney got penetrated by the spear.
@kissshot22613 жыл бұрын
this is pretty traumatic not only for the the victim but for the javelin thrower too tbh
@ALLROY2408 жыл бұрын
It was a pretty nasty injury, javelin penetrated 10 centimeters, damaged liver and kidneys. A bad day at the track.
@jouisimo57012 жыл бұрын
he in a way got lucky , could have ben spinal cord or whatever
@krokodil1917 жыл бұрын
Just remember, javelin was weapon in history...who knows how many people died from it
@dijonjohn10113 жыл бұрын
Lol I don't think many people forgot that a sharpened stick can be a weapon...
@chakraborty1989 Жыл бұрын
A Roman emperor, Julian the apostate was killed by a military javelin as well. Just like this accident the javelin penetrated his lungs and liver, he died 3 days later due to his injuries
@BM24DK9 жыл бұрын
Holy shit. The way that the spear wiggled back and forth in his body! OUCH!
@tonza9016 жыл бұрын
Sdir has returned to compete jumping as a professional. Good for him!
@MrTangent3 жыл бұрын
He has a bloodlust now unfortunately, and has been fined for repeatedly hurling the javelins into the crowd.
@leob44032 жыл бұрын
@@MrTangent so he is a berserker now then
@savagehalt155516 күн бұрын
@@MrTangentwhat?!
@MrTangent16 күн бұрын
@@savagehalt1555 Surprised you haven’t read about it. After twenty near misses, he finally impaled someone and was fined and made to sit out the next six months of competition. Something’s real fishy about it all.
@nonconforumity6 жыл бұрын
This is the reason I decided not to the join the U.S. javelin catching team.
@TwinBr0wn8 жыл бұрын
great shot!!!! would of made a great soldier in the roman legion
@Skoomz8 жыл бұрын
i wasn't expecting that comment at all
@Chebab-Chebab6 жыл бұрын
*Would have...
@azynkron6 жыл бұрын
*would _have_ made a great soldier in _A_ Roman legion. A legion was a unit in the Roman army.
@Andenni6 жыл бұрын
When talking about a spear as a weapon, this is probably the most outstanding javelin throw in history.
@GutsEnthusiast3 жыл бұрын
@@azynkron he would've been a leader of a legion or however it works. 1. Would've by far have been the best javelin thrower 2. People 175cm and above were already considered candidtes to be leaders and Tero is 195cm.
@MatthewDicksonOfficial10 жыл бұрын
THIS IS SPARTA!
@user-ld3bl3lp7r7 жыл бұрын
Mutta eipä oo onneks! Nääi!
@Bruh-jr2ep4 жыл бұрын
NIH!
@RockerFinland Жыл бұрын
So typical this happened in Rome
@giovannibrunoro1055Ай бұрын
Wtf dude…. Are you serious?
@nat173808 жыл бұрын
Is the 2 minutes of running necessary for this video ?
@Jokerijamis8 жыл бұрын
Well the commentators know about what happened already and talk about it during the running.
@saucysauce47135 жыл бұрын
I thought one of the runners was going to get it
@buebosph6105 жыл бұрын
Yes
@UTubeDownTheToilet9 жыл бұрын
3:00 Dafuq is this javelin doing in my back?
@Chebab-Chebab6 жыл бұрын
'Dayum. Feels like back in prison.'
@TXVR-ut6qw8 жыл бұрын
I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took a javelin to my back
@crunchb3rry9 жыл бұрын
Never run from Spartacus.
@stoatythesecond88811 жыл бұрын
That was an amazing shot, deserved points for accuracy.
@SKL191911 жыл бұрын
Wonder if he gave him a hallmark card afterwards "Sorry I speared you" lol
@manicelf88079 жыл бұрын
Ooh, that's going to leave a mark.
@salvadoroars3 жыл бұрын
No wonder javelins were actual weapons. Beside being effective, Imagine the chaos when soldiers saw other people getting impaired with those things 😭😱
@qasimmir71178 жыл бұрын
Why the hell is an emergency ice cream van called in?
@Juuk-D3 жыл бұрын
your ice cream van looks like that? What do they sell drugs?
Quite some years back, an official took one to the chest. He lived. When it stuck him, he yanked it out and dropped it, " that's the official mark!"
@robinhaberfield33438 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who finds it funny that the event was sponsored by kinder?
@AmyMayHuntCFit8 жыл бұрын
Haha!! I thought the same thing, no idea why but it cracked me up!!
@astroblaster568 жыл бұрын
I don't get it
@TwinBr0wn8 жыл бұрын
kinder......SURPRISE!!!!!!
@NorvenAux8 жыл бұрын
Such unfortunate. Much tragedy.
@Finwagner14 жыл бұрын
I know this is a sad thing but Tero must be damn good hunter, over 50 m away and straight in the liver and kidneys :D
@spuddy31511 жыл бұрын
Now what would have made this even better is if Tero screamed "This. Is. SPARTA!!!" as he threw the javelin.
@petedabeast66733 жыл бұрын
Please, please, take a seat on the field where the big men are chucking spears towards you. The invisible wall will protect you. No need to worry.
@rooh58253 жыл бұрын
That has to be the fattest ambulance driver in the world, yikes.
@DayVid-il6mv3 жыл бұрын
That had to rank pretty high on the list of things he didn’t expect to happen that day. Ouch!
@PKPK-rr3rs8 жыл бұрын
*THIS... IS... SPARTA!!!*
@dijonjohn10113 жыл бұрын
For this to have happened, it takes stupidity from both the tournament organizers and the athletes. Letting athletes be there while people are throwing, is obviously dumb. Being down range and not paying attention, again, pretty obviously dumb XD
@netdude19843 жыл бұрын
the brotha at 4:45 is ducking, looking around like, are there any more spears coming?
@nikolytt14 жыл бұрын
I can't think about many things that would hurt more like that...seriously..that speed on the javelin and all...
@EpicMathTime3 жыл бұрын
Anyone got a time stamp? Been trying to find it for four years.
@aakka-p4 жыл бұрын
-**Näkee hidastettuna kun keihäs uppoo äijän kylkee** -”toivottavasti mitään ei sattunut” 😂😂
@Lizziesboi11 жыл бұрын
Guy beside Salim: Emm Salim? Did you know there's a javelin sticking out of your back? Salim: What? What are you tal.......OHHHHH MY GODDD!!! ARHHHHH!!! HOLY FUCKK!!!! WHYYY GODD! WHYY!!!! Guy beside Salim: Told you.
@hffin16 жыл бұрын
He's the world champion in javelin throwing......
@guyfroml6 жыл бұрын
The IOC has just announced a new Olympic event: The Javelin Catch. Now that is one event I will definitely watch with great interest!
@slyfoxyandalifesaver11 жыл бұрын
bloody hell! thats quite the sports injury, going to hospital with a javalin impaled in the shoulder! mind you that was a extremely good distence, that had to be at least 70! give that guy a gold medal!
@lousaffire12 жыл бұрын
i was expecting a unit of praetorians to come charging in shortly after
@tbodowd13 жыл бұрын
Understanding that many high schools still don't have the javelin throw as an event.
@voluntarism3358 жыл бұрын
I sure hope the Javelin is okay
@ltcolumbo9708 Жыл бұрын
The javelin aim explains the clean toilet bowl and yellow discoloration at the base of it
@Schunki199315 жыл бұрын
at hte same time the long jump (or triple jump) event took place... he was one of the participants...
@TheChico86812 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, Tori Edwards who won that race, was later banned for drug use.
@cicci0salsicci06 жыл бұрын
The comment section of this video deserves a gold medal.
@Ripwanvinkle.0016 күн бұрын
This actually happened when tero pitkämäki hit an official in 2007
@CamiloSanchez197912 жыл бұрын
Gives "ownd" a total new meaning
@problemdrinker12 жыл бұрын
If he meant that, it was a fucking SENSATIONAL shot.
@GranAut1sm08 жыл бұрын
still the greatest achievement of finnish javelin throwing
@Andenni8 жыл бұрын
Just after being the most successful javelin country. I mean 22 olympic medals total in men's javelin. The soviet union is second with 7 medals.
@Harregarre12 жыл бұрын
If they left in the javelin and the ambulance drove off to a hospital, and then they got it out at the hospital, doesn't he have an unbeatable world record?
@SerenityStarCraft11 жыл бұрын
Even though they linked this, this is not the video Gus was talking about. I saw the one he is talking about but I can't find it now.
@CJMeyer-xu2gy3 жыл бұрын
I don't understand; isn't that the point of this whole thing?
@Pipari66516 жыл бұрын
Any1 else noticed how nice view there was at 0:04-0:13? xD
@jessicacmcginn3 жыл бұрын
creep
@Blackout587111 жыл бұрын
"Ok, in our layout for this event, we've set it up so that the rest area is downrange of the Javelin Throw.""Isn't that a little ddangerour?""Naw, these guys are pro's. They'll keep it in the cone."
@lastu70939 жыл бұрын
näytti pojat siltä että ei hyvältä näyttäny
@RUGBY4You12 жыл бұрын
Forget arrow to the knee. That is javelin to the back
@raahr16 жыл бұрын
the javelin is a weapon
@SirOlrox9 жыл бұрын
The real question is, how long was the throw though?
@XxNoobsOwnsxX9 жыл бұрын
+SirOlrox The commentator said it was around 84-85m.
@dominicwells27968 жыл бұрын
I'm assuming you know, but just in case, it was outside the "V" shape so was a foul
@gcolemanjav1317 жыл бұрын
Javelin is such a great event
@yzkxreising75310 жыл бұрын
Nidalee men edition
@ArccRnn9 жыл бұрын
Kimmo Laajoki +1 for the LoL reference
@tomm591112 жыл бұрын
the olympics made me remeber this...
@jonathanpcampbell6 жыл бұрын
The ambulance driver looks like the Kool Aid man as he steps out.
@Joengen16 жыл бұрын
No film by the throw?
@blackdereker40238 жыл бұрын
Why there is people around the javelin's landing field? Not always the competitor will throw a perfectly aligned javelin
@WhippperSnaperater8 жыл бұрын
There are usually people in the vector, officials and such to measure, but the guy who actually got hit was outside the vector.
@kipponi8 жыл бұрын
Ikävä juttu ja miten voi 10m heittää sektorista ohi ?
@stuartallford13 жыл бұрын
that ambulance looks like an icecream van lol
@gettingpast43913 жыл бұрын
Wow not the throwers fault, but the committee's fault. Why would people be allowed immediately down range and completely unaware of incoming Javelins!
@stevil200617 жыл бұрын
also i forgot to say, the guy throwing the javelin was sponsored by KINDER, yet it was the other guy who the SURPRISE!
@ironmanc513 жыл бұрын
new world record for the javelin, it whent 3k all the way to the hospital
@briantotse39 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of the scene from Apocalypse Now where the boat-driver gets killed. "....A spear?"
@omfgdude32417 жыл бұрын
Daaaaaaaaammmmmmmn.
@Mixa_Lv14 жыл бұрын
@H1el Mitähän tarkotat? Kyl tätä jenkeissäkin on katottu, eikä ne paljoo suomee ymmärrä
@lucinikkalsnik12443 жыл бұрын
Human body can handle clear cuts or spikes extremly well, dont try it but as long as nothing get teared its pretty unlikly to die as long as its not the heart or head
@LifeIsCrapGaming11 жыл бұрын
Mark Nutt is a master of all sports.
@znmo0nlight12 жыл бұрын
The ancient Greeks would have been proud of that.
@CanYouFeelTheRythym13 жыл бұрын
future olympic game, "how fast can you run from a javelin!" :)
@Jokuvaanjee12 жыл бұрын
The most exiting thing ever happened in sports.
@britiw3 жыл бұрын
How many points awarded for this?
@हपिएम्5 жыл бұрын
What language is this? Japanese or Korean?
@pentti3715 Жыл бұрын
Finnish
@MrJtswish1311 жыл бұрын
2:28 Don't worry guys the ice cream truck's arrived!
@Jesusnugget13 жыл бұрын
that was no accident..
@themuhaiminful10 жыл бұрын
Our grandfather passed away in war because it
@LordOfYahoo12 жыл бұрын
Accident or intended usage?
@Schunki199315 жыл бұрын
yeah.. you're right... it was bad organized... i throw javelin too and i can imagine that its really painful... °-°
@808gamerhawaii13 жыл бұрын
since he missed his target does he get another throw?
@baitposter16 жыл бұрын
which is why the javelin was a very effective weapon.
@pmarkey54938 жыл бұрын
did he win?
@ALLROY2408 жыл бұрын
He went to the hospital and had considerable time to recover. After recovery he did compete again.
@waldox18 жыл бұрын
Did he get any type of compensation for this incident?
@psychoredhot8 жыл бұрын
He sued the Italian Federation of athletism, but he lost. And Tero Pitkämäki never apologised.
@1974Coconut8 жыл бұрын
yes he did apologise him! It's a lie that someone spreads.
@psychoredhot8 жыл бұрын
Coconut Privately I'm sure he did (well I hope so) but publicly I don't think he ever said anyting, right ? Anyway it's the past now.
@Cardsforfree15 жыл бұрын
So everything is forgiven now, why be angry? Salim is an ass if he is still mad! It was an accident! And Tero felt really bad because of that...
@DarkParadice16 жыл бұрын
anyone else notice in the first 1:30 of the video when the women race they form a flying V. lol, awesome! As for the javelin.... ouch.
@ftb3alcatraz16 жыл бұрын
you noticed that too?
@backinthedayicanstil11 жыл бұрын
I bet the guy who got impaled was just standing there like "haha he couldn't throw that this far........ oh fuck"
@dekuyu17 жыл бұрын
Because you can hear commentors reaction to accident if you can understand finnish.
@satelng13 жыл бұрын
anyone get a measurement on that throw?
@erfansvideos17 жыл бұрын
Is he ok?
@Dattguyfrommc11 жыл бұрын
He Survived
@renascence23913 жыл бұрын
Well,everything is good,this guy showed the real purpose of the javelin.
@beckysberries44416 жыл бұрын
Is he okay now?
@tage20216 жыл бұрын
This is such a dangerous sport. If they continue to let them throw why athletes are on the field, they should look at softening the tip, for example use foam or nerf like material.