A specialist in the Greco-Roman style, wrestler Ibrahim Orabi competed as a middleweight prior to World War II for the Olympic Club of Alexandria. In 1936 he represented Egypt in the tournament at the Berlin Olympics, where he placed fifth overall. During the war he switched to light-heavyweight competitions, taking the Egyptian freestyle title in this division in 1943, and won another national championship in this category in 1948. This qualified him to represented Egypt at the Games a second time in London, where he won a bronze medal. He also took silver at the inaugural Mediterranean Games in 1951, losing the final bout to Umberto Silvestri of Italy. He retired from active competition the following year and served as a coach with the Alexandria Regional Wrestling Federation. He died suddenly on July 2, 1957, in his mid-40s, leaving nine children behind.
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