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Jeremy Campbell (born June 1, 1977) is an American who obtained short-lived fame when he was impaled through the neck by a javelin as a high school student.

The incident occurred on May 10, 1993 before a track meet at St. Joseph's High School in Metuchen, NJ when team manager Campbell, was placing cones to delineate the javelin throwing area several feet outside the throwing area while members of the visting team, nearby Edison High School, were taking practice throws.

The thing that garnered national and international attention to the accident was the fact that although the javelin pierced the back of his neck and came out the front, it missed "everything important" and caused "just some minor injuries to the muscle mass", according to attending doctor Jeffrey Hammond. Dr. Hammond also said that if the javelin had entered at any other angle, it would have severed the carotid artery, the vessel that carries blood to the brain.

The incident was ruled an accident.

In 2011, Saint Joseph alumni voted for the top 50 Moments, Memories & Achievements of the school's first 50 years and the Jeremy Campbell javelin accident came in tied for 23rd place.