Kamel Kardjena

Kamel Kardjena

Personal information
Born	(1981-05-26) 26 May 1981 Oran, Algeria
Sport
Country	Algeria
Sport	Para-athletics
Disability class	F33
Event	Club throw
Medal record Men's para-athletics Representing  Algeria Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing Shot Put F33-34/52 2012 London Shot Put F32-33 2012 London Discus Throw F32-34 2016 Rio de Janeiro Shot Put F33 2020 Tokyo Shot put F33 World Championships 2017 London Shot put F33 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.

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.

External links

• Kamel Kardjena at the International Paralympic Committee
• London2012 Profile