Karima Medjeded is a blind French judoka.
| Medal record | ||
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| Women's para judo | ||
Representing  France
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| Paralympic Games | ||
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2004 Athens | -48 kg |
She was the first person to win a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, when she competed in the women's extra-lightweight category in judo. Medjeded defeated three consecutive opponents by ippon, including Brazil's Karla Cardoso in the final.[1]
She was subsequently awarded a knighthood in the Légion d'honneur, the highest decoration in France, by French President Jacques Chirac.[2]
At the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, she competed in the women's 48 kg weightclass and finished tied for seventh place.[3]
Medjeded lives in Bordeaux.
References edit
- ^ "Des souvenirs et des émotions" Archived 2006-05-15 at the Wayback Machine, Radio France, September 29, 2004
- ^ "Remise de décorations aux médaillés des Jeux paralympiques d'Athènes Palais de l'Elysée"[permanent dead link], website of the French presidency, October 25, 2004
- ^ "Judo - Women's -48 kg" (PDF). Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
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