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. Ibrahim lost by knockout at 1:07 into the first round.
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.
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