Nebil Mahmud Ibrahim (Swedish pronunciation: [nɛˈbiːl ˈɪ̌bːrahɪm, - ˈǐːbra-];[1] born 2 December 2000) is a Swedish featherweight boxer. He competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Birth name | Nebil Mahmud Ibrahim | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Swedish | ||||||||||||||
Born | Uppsala, Sweden | 2 December 2000||||||||||||||
Home town | Uppsala, Sweden | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
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Country | Sweden | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||
Position | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
Weight class | Featherweight (−57 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Club | Upsala IF | ||||||||||||||
Coached by | Mosa Sayed | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 29 July 2024 |
Early life
editIbrahim was born in Uppsala[2] within a family of boxers – one of them being his maternal uncle Mosa Sayed, who is also his trainer. He grew up between the Uppsala boroughs of Gränby and Stenhagen .[3]
Career
editIbrahim started practicing boxing as early as the age of 12.[4] After winning the Swedish Junior Championship in 2017, he won the Swedish Championship in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, and went on to become Nordic champion in 2023.[1] He came fifth in his category at the 2022 Amateur Championships in Yerevan.[5]
As the bronze medallist in his category at the 2023 European Games in Poland, Ibrahim qualified to represent Sweden at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, where he was eliminated in the round of 16.[1][5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "IBRAHIM Nebil". Paris 2024. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Nebil Ibrahim" (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ Skagerström, Tobias (10 January 2020). "Hoppas på OS efter guldet i SM". Upsala Nya Tidning (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ Lidkvist, Tobias (15 March 2024). "Nebil Ibrahim talks 2024 Olympics: 'The Bulgarian from Cuba – he's my nemesis'". Frontkick.online. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ a b "IBRAHIM Nebil Mahmud". European Games 2023. European Olympic Committees. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
External links
edit- Nebil Ibrahim at BoxRec (registration required)
- Nebil Ibrahim at Tapology.com
- Nebil Ibrahim at Olympics.com