About Karima Medjeded
Born 1972. Karima Medjeded is a French judoka.
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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Who is Karima Medjeded?
French judoka
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Karima Medjeded was born on 11 May 1972 in Toulouse.
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Karima Medjeded is a judoka.
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Karima Medjeded is French.
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