Schahriar Bigdeli (born 26 March 1980 in Grevenbroich) is a retired German long jumper.
He finished seventh at the 1998 World Junior Championships. He also competed at the 2002 European Indoor Championships, but did not reach the final round. [1] He became German champion in 2001, 2002 and 2004, [2] representing the sports club TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen. [3]
His personal best jump was 8.15 metres, achieved on 26 August 2001 in Leverkusen. [4] He has not competed since the 2006 season.
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