Ali Ibrahim

Ali Ibrahim
	Headshot of Ali Ibrahim Rowing M1x
Personal information
Full name	Ali Ibrahim
Nationality	Egyptian
Born	19 December 1971; Al Sharqia, Egypt
Died	28 March 2010 (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(s)	Men's single scull: 6:52.11 (1996)
Men's rowing
Representing Egypt
World Rowing Cups
	Updated on 2 January 2013.

Ali Ibrahim (19 December 1971 – 28 March 2010) was an Egyptian rower who competed at four Olympic Games. He also has multiple World Rowing Championship medals, including 3 silver medals and 2 bronze medals.

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.

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.[3]

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

"Ali Ibrahim". Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
Ali Ibrahim at FISA WorldRowing.com
"Best Rower Dies". Al Ahram Weekly Online. Cairo. 1–7 April 2010. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013.

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

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[srllc-1] "Ali Ibrahim". Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2013.

[2] Ali Ibrahim at FISA WorldRowing.com

[ahram-3] "Best Rower Dies". Al Ahram Weekly Online. Cairo. 1–7 April 2010. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013.