Ali Ibrahim (, 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.

Life and rowing career

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

Ali Ibrahim

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. 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.

Ali Ibrahim

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.

Ali Ibrahim

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

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1971 births

2010 deaths

Egyptian male rowers

Olympic rowers for Egypt

Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics

African Games gold medalists for Egypt

African Games medalists in rowing

Competitors at the 2007 All-Africa Games

Road incident deaths in Egypt

21st-century Egyptian people