Karam Ibrahim Gaber (Arabic: كرم إبراهيم جابر, born September 1, 1979, in Alexandria[1]) is an Egyptian Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal in the Men's Greco-Roman 96 at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and won the silver medal at the 2003 World Championships. At the 2012 London Olympics he won a silver medal.[1]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling | ||
Representing  Egypt
| ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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2004 Athens | 96 kg |
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2012 London | 84 kg |
| World Championships | ||
|
2003 Créteil | – 96 kg |
| Mediterranean Games | ||
|
2005 Almería | 96 kg |
Gaber won at the 2004 Olympics Greco-Roman finals with a gap of 12 points (12–1), having competed against Ramaz Nozadze of Georgia who won the silver and Mehmet Özal of Turkey, whom Gaber defeated in the semifinals with 11 points (11–0).[1]
Gaber competed in a mixed martial arts match against Kazuyuki Fujita (Greco-Roman Wrestling) at K-1's Dynamite event on 31 December 2004.[2]
Gaber was Egypt's flagbearer at the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, although he failed to qualify for the quarter finals in Beijing. He won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]
In February 2024, he announced his retirement due to an injury which prevented him from competing at the African Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament for the 2024 Summer Olympics, and he reconsidered recently and participated in a championship for veterans winning Gold Medal in 2023 and Bronze Medal in 2024[4],in Addition Karam Gaber is certified as Professional wrestling Coach and An actor in several movies along with being Brand Ambassador for several brands.
Gaber latest acting in the highly awaited series (Al Ghawy) that will be aired during the Holy Month of Ramadan (March 2025)[5]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "London 2012 Profile, Karam Mohamed Gaber Ebrahim". Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ↑ "Bleacher Report".
- ↑ "London 2012 – Wrestling – Men's 84 kg Greco-Roman".
- ↑ "Veterans World Championships".
- ↑ "AL Ghawy News Announcement"".
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