Kamel Kardjena

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Kamel Kardjena
Personal information
Born (1981-05-26) 26 May 1981 (age 44)
Oran, Algeria
Sport
CountryFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Sport Para-athletics
Disability class F33
Event
 Club throw
Medal record
Men's para-athletics
Representing Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Beijing Shot Put F33-34/52
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London Shot Put F32-33
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 London Discus Throw F32-34
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Shot Put F33
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Shot put F33
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 London Shot put F33
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 New Delhi Shot put F33

Kamel Kardjena (born May 26, 1981) is a Paralympic athlete from Algeria. He has cerebral palsy and competes in seated throwing events in the F33 classification.

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Career

He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China, where he won a gold medal in the men's F33-34/52 shot put event. He repeated his performance at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, winning the gold medal in the men's F32-33 shot put event.

He is F33 world record holder in shot put. He set this record at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships is Christchurch.

At 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro he won the silver medal in men's F33 shot put event.

Personal

Kardjena was born in Oran, Algeria. [1]

References

  1. ↑ "Athlétisme (3e journée) : trois autres médailles dont une en argent pour l'Algérie" (in French). APS. September 2, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
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