Karam Gaber

Karam Ibrahim Gaber ( _ar. 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, and won the silver medal at the 2003 World Championships.

Gaber won with a gap of 10 points (10-0) at the 2004 Olympics Greco-Roman finals. Gaber competed in a mixed martial arts match against Kazuyuki Fujita (Greco-Roman Wrestling) at K-1's "Dynamite" event on December 31, 2004. Ibrahim lost by knockout at 1:07 into the first round. Despite the result, Gaber was reportedly still interested in MMA.Fact|date=July 2007 More recently, 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.

References

* [http://www.timjared.com/interview-angle.html Calgary Sun's interview with Kurt Angle, where he mentions Karam Gaber]
* [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]