Karima Medjeded, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Karima Medjeded

French judoka

Date of Birth: 11-May-1972

Place of Birth: Toulouse, Occitania, France

Profession: judoka

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Karima Medjeded

  • Karima Medjeded is a blind French judoka. 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.She was subsequently awarded a knighthood in the Légion d'honneur, the highest decoration in France, by French President Jacques Chirac.At the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, she competed in the women's 48 kg weightclass and finished tied for seventh place.Medjeded lives in Bordeaux.

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