WRESTLERS from Egypt

Top 4

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Egyptian Wrestlers of all time. This list of famous Egyptian Wrestlers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Ibrahim Moustafa (1904 - 1968)

With an HPI of 50.11, Ibrahim Moustafa is the most famous Egyptian Wrestler.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.

Ibrahim Moustafa (Arabic: ابراهيم مصطفى, 23 September 1904 – 9 October 1968) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Egypt. At his first international tournament, the 1924 Olympics, he finished fourth in the light-heavyweight category. Four years later he won the gold medal in this event, becoming the second Egyptian Olympic champion after Sayed Nosseir. At the 1928 Summer Olympics he was the flag bearer for Egypt in the opening ceremony. Next year, upon invitation from the Swedish Wrestling Federation, Moustafa toured Europe and competed in several international tournaments. A carpenter by profession, upon returning home he became a wrestling coach, and prepared one of his three sons, Adel Ibrahim Moustafa, for the 1948 and 1952 Olympics. After his death, the annual Ibrahim Moustafa International Tournament was carried out in his honor.

2. Mohamed Ali Rashwan (1956 - )

With an HPI of 39.01, Mohamed Ali Rashwan is the 2nd most famous Egyptian Wrestler.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Mohamed Ali Rashwan (Arabic: محمد علي رشوان, born 16 January 1956) is an Egyptian judoka. At the 1984 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the men's Open Class category.

3. Karam Gaber (1979 - )

With an HPI of 37.55, Karam Gaber is the 3rd most famous Egyptian Wrestler.  His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Karam Ibrahim Gaber (Arabic: كرم إبراهيم جابر, born 1 September 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. At the 2012 London Olympics, he won a silver medal. He was suspended by United World Wrestling for two years in August 2015, because of a "whereabouts failure" during his doping test.

4. Hesham Mesbah (1982 - )

With an HPI of 27.72, Hesham Mesbah is the 4th most famous Egyptian Wrestler.  His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Hesham Mesbah (Arabic: هشام مصباح; born 17 March 1982) is an Egyptian judoka. He won a bronze medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Egypt's first judo medal in 24 years. He was also the 2006 African Judo Championships and 2007 All-Africa Games champion in his weight category.