Karam Gaber
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling | ||
Representing  Egypt
| ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2004 Athens | 96 kg |
.svg.png){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 September 1, 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 banned from competing for two years due to a doping violation.
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 an 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.[2]
Anti-doping rule violation
In August 2015, Gaber was banned from wrestling for two years by United World Wrestling for an anti-doping rule violation.[3]
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
- ↑ "Karam Gaber". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
- ↑ "London 2012 – Wrestling – Men's 84 kg Greco-Roman". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ↑ Egypt gold medalist Gaber could miss Rio Olympics due to 'doping violations', Ahram online, 28 August 2015
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