Karam Gaber

{{MedalTableTop|Medalists at the Men's 84 kg Greco Roman Wrestling.jpg|200px|Gaber (first L to R) at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}

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Karam Ibrahim Gaber ({{langx|ar|كرم ابراهيم جابر}}, born 1 September 1979) is an Egyptian Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal in the Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ga/karam-gaber-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418010308/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ga/karam-gaber-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18}} Gaber won the silver medal at the 2003 World Championships. At the 2012 London Olympics, he won his second Olympic medal, winning a silver.

Career

Gaber won at the 2004 Olympics Greco-Roman finals{{cite web |title=Sisi stresses full support of medal-winning athletes |date=17 August 2021 |url=https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/106991/Sisi-stresses-full-support-of-medal-wining-athletes}} 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). Gaber won the second gold medal for Egypt in Greco-Roman wrestling, the other being from the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Gaber competed in a mixed martial arts match against Kazuyuki Fujita (Greco-Roman Wrestling) at K-1's Dynamite event on 31 December 2004.{{cite web |last1=Snowden |first1=Jonathan |title=13 MMA and UFC Olympic Gold Medalists and Those Who Fell Short |website=Bleacher Report |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1277008-13-mma-and-ufc-olympic-gold-medalists-and-those-who-fell-short}}

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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/wrestling/greco-roman-84-kg-m |title=London 2012 – Wrestling – Men's 84 kg Greco-Roman |access-date=21 November 2014 |website=www.olympic.org |publisher=IOC }}

In 2015, Gaber was a favorite to win another world gold at the 2016 Olympics with long time personal coach Jakob Panotas.

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,{{cite web |url=https://www.kingfut.com/2024/02/27/egypts-olympic-hero-karam-gaber-retires-wrestling/ |title=Egypt’s Olympic hero Karam Gaber retires from wrestling |publisher=KingFut |date=27 February 2024 }} and he reconsidered recently and participated in a championship for veterans winning Gold Medal in 2023 and Bronze Medal in 2024,{{Cite web |title=Veterans World Championships |url=https://uww.org/event/veterans-world-championships-0/results}}{{Cite web |title=Egyptian Wrestling Federation Official Facebook Article |url=https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1080041310791851&id=100063579775869&rdid=3OE1YYKP57vaqeby}} in Addition Karam Gaber is certified as Professional wrestling Coach{{Cite web |title=Certificate Ceremony Link |url=https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2097728274014215&id=100013311887434&mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=08cKhdIf30ja5PJx#}} 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).{{Cite web |title=AL Ghawy News Announcement |url=https://www.vetogate.com/5327641}}

Mixed martial arts record

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| {{flagicon|Japan}} Kazuyuki Fujita

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| align=center | 1:07

References

External links

Official Website : https://karamgaber.online/
Official United World Wrestling Profile: https://uww.org/athletes-results/karam-mohamed-gaber-ebrahim-193331-profile
Official Olympic Profile: https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/karam-gaber-ibrahim
Official Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/karamgaberofficial/?hl=en
Official Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/karam.gaber.3762/
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[https://web.archive.org/web/20070324210534/http://www.timjared.com/interview-angle.html Calgary Sun's interview with Kurt Angle, where he mentions Karam Gaber]
{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130120204919/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2004/09/18/634486.html Angle wants a gift of Gaber: Says WWE brass must hire Egyptian gold medallist]}}

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| after = Hesham Mesbah

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Category:1979 births

Category:Living people

Category:Egyptian male sport wrestlers

Category:Olympic wrestlers for Egypt

Category:Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Category:Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics