) Gaber (first L to R) at the 2012 Summer Olympics | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling | ||
Representing  Egypt | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png "Gold medal – first place"){kind=icon} | 2004 Athens | 96 kg |
.svg.png "Silver medal – second place"){kind=icon} | 2012 London | 84 kg |
| World Championships | ||
| 2002 Moscow | 96 kg |
| 2003 Créteil | 96 kg |
| Mediterranean Games | ||
| 2005 Almería | 96 kg |
Karam Ibrahim Gaber (Arabic: كرم إبراهيم جابر, born 1 September 1979 in Alexandria) is an Egyptian Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal in the Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics,[1] and won the silver medal at the 2003 World Championships. At the 2012 London Olympics, he won a silver medal. He was suspended by United World Wrestling for two years in August 2015, because of a "whereabouts failure" during his doping test.[2]
Career
Gaber won with a gap of 12 points (12–1) at the 2004 Olympics Greco-Roman finals. He competed against Ramaz Nozadze of Georgia in a historic match. Gaber also won with a huge leap over Mehmet Özal in the semifinals with 11 points (11–0). This is the second gold medal for Egypt in Greco-Roman wrestling since 1928 Summer Olympics
Gaber competed in a mixed martial arts match against Kazuyuki Fujita (Greco-Roman Wrestling) at K-1's Dynamite event on December 31, 2004.
Gaber was Egypt's flagbearer at the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. However, he failed to qualify for the quarter finals in Beijing. He won the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]
2015 He was getting ready and favorite to win another world gold as well the 2016 Olympics. with long time personal coach Jakob Panotas. Karam Gaber was suspended by United World Wrestling for two years in August 2015 because of a "whereabouts failure" during a miss call/location for his doping test.[4]
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 1 match | 0 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 0 | 1 |
| By submission | 0 | 0 |
| By decision | 0 | 0 |
| Draws | 0 | |
| No contests | 0 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 |  Kazuyuki Fujita | KO (punch) | K-1 PREMIUM 2004 Dynamite!! | December 31, 2004 | 1 | 1:07 |
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karam Gaber". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ "Egypt's best-ever Olympian Karam Gaber in twilight of troubled career - Ahram Online". english.ahram.org.eg. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ^ "London 2012 – Wrestling – Men's 84 kg Greco-Roman". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ [1]
External links
- Professional MMA record for Karam Gaber from Sherdog
- Calgary Sun's interview with Kurt Angle, where he mentions Karam Gaber
- Angle wants a gift of Gaber: Says WWE brass must hire Egyptian gold medallist
| Olympic Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ali Ibrahim | Flagbearer for Egypt Beijing 2008 | Succeeded by Hesham Mesbah |