Kamel Kardjena

Who is Kamel Kardjena?

Kamel Kardjena is a Paralympic athlete from Algeria. He has cerebral palsy and competes in seated throwing events in the F33 classification.

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.