Ali Ibrahim

This article is about the former Egyptian rower. For the Ghanaian footballer, see Ali Ibrahim Pelé.

Ali Ibrahim (Egyptian Arabic: على ابراهيم, 19 December 1971 – 28 March 2010) was an Egyptian rower who competed at four Olympic Games. He also won multiple World Rowing Cup medals, including three silver medals and two bronze medals.

Ali Ibrahim

Personal information
Nationality	Egyptian
Born	(1971-12-19)19 December 1971 Al Sharqia, Egypt
Died	28 March 2010(2010-03-28) (aged 38) Cairo, Egypt
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	Egypt
Sport	Rowing
Event(s)	Men's single scull, quads, eights
Club	Police Rowing Club, Al-Qahira
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Men's single scull: 6:52.11 (1996)
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  Egypt World Rowing Cups 1997 Munich Single sculls 1997 Paris Single sculls 1998 Hazewinkel Single sculls 1998 Munich Single sculls 2002 Hazewinkel Men's eights
Updated on 2 January 2013

Life and rowing career

Ali Ibrahim was born on 19 December 1971, in Al Sharqia, Egypt. He began rowing in 1990.

He became the most successful Egyptian rower, when he finished 8th in the men's single scull at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States, and 6th at the 1997 World Championships in Aiguebelette, France.^[2] He competed in the single again at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, and although he moved into team boats, rowing in the eight and quad for the World Championships, he competed in the single scull again at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games in Athens and Beijing, respectively. He was the flag bearer for Egypt in the 2004 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.^[3]

Death

He died on 28 March 2010, when a speeding car hit him as he was crossing Salah Salem Street in Nasr City in Cairo, Egypt, on his way to train the Egyptian national rowing team.^[4]

Achievements and titles

• World Cup Medals: 3 silver medals, 2 bronze medals

Olympic Games

• 1996 – 8th Atlanta – Single Sculls
• 2000 – 13th Sydney – Single Sculls
• 2004 – 14th Athens – Single Sculls
• 2008 – 18th Beijing – Single Sculls

World Cups

• 1995 – 6th WCp 1 – Hazewinkel, Single Sculls
• 1995 – 6th WCp 4 – Paris, Single Sculls
• 1995 – 10th WCp 4F – Lucerne, Single Sculls
• 1997 – 2nd WCp 1 – Munich, Single Sculls
• 1997 – 2nd WCp 2 – Paris, Single Sculls
• 1997 – 6th WCp 3F – Lucerne, Single Sculls
• 1998 – 3rd WCp 1 – Munich, Single Sculls
• 1998 – 2nd WCp 2 – Hazewinkel, Single Sculls
• 1998 – 4th WCp 3F – Lucerne, Single Sculls
• 1999 – 5th WCp 1 – Hazewinkel, Single Sculls
• 1999 – 4th WCp 2 – Vienna, Single Sculls
• 1999 – 9th WCp 3F – Lucerne, Single Sculls
• 2000 – 4th WCp 1 – Munich, Single Sculls
• 2000 – 9th WCp 2 – Vienna, Single Sculls
• 2000 – 7th WCp 3F – Lucerne, Single Sculls
• 2001 – 7th WCp 1 – New Jersey, Single Sculls
• 2002 – 3rd WCp 1 – Hazewinkel, Men's Eights
• 2002 – 7th WCp 2 – Lucerne, Men's Eights
• 2003 – 7th WCp 1 – Milan, Coxless four
• 2003 – 14th WCp 3F – Lucerne, Coxless four
• 2004 – 7th WCp 2 – Munich, Single Sculls
• 2006 – 7th WCp 2 – Poznan, Men's Eights
• 2006 – 9th WCp 3F – Lucerne, Men's Eights
• 2007 – 12th WCp 2 – Amsterdam, Quad scull
• 2008 – 8th WCp 2 – Lucerne, Quad scull
• 2008 – 9th WCp 3F – Poznan, Quad scull

World Championships

• 1995 – 17th – Tampere, Single Sculls
• 1997 – 6th – Aiguebelette, Single Sculls
• 1998 – 6th – Cologne, Single Sculls
• 1999 – 8th – St. Catharines, Single Sculls
• 2002 – 9th – Seville, Men's Eights
• 2003 – 12th – Milan, Men's Eights
• 2006 – 15th – Eton Dorney, Quad scull
• 2007 – 18th – Munich, Quad scull

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ali Ibrahim". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
2. "Aly Ibrahim". RowingOne.com. World Rowing. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012.
3. "Flagbearers for Egypt". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
4. "Best Rower Dies". Al Ahram Weekly Online. Cairo. 1–7 April 2010. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Ali Ibrahim

External links

• Aly Ibrahim at World Rowing
• Aly Ibrahim at Olympics.com
• Ali Ibrahim at Olympedia

Olympic Games
Preceded by Yahia Rashwan	Flagbearer for  Egypt Athens 2004	Succeeded by Karam Gaber