Abdelrahman Yahia Abdulsalam Muhammad El-Trabily (also ''Abdelrahman El-Trabely'', ; September 7, 1989 – August 19, 2013) was an amateur Egyptian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's super heavyweight category.
El-Trabely represented
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at the
2012 Summer Olympics
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in
London
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, where he competed for the men's 120 kg class. He received a bye for the preliminary round of sixteen match, before losing out to Cuban wrestler and defending Olympic champion
Mijaín López
Mijaín López Núñez (born 20 August 1982) is a Cuban retired Greco-Roman wrestler. Widely considered one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, López is a five-time Olympic gold medalist, five-time World Champion, for a total of 10 worl ...
, who was able to score four points in two straight periods, leaving El-Trabely without a single point. Because his opponent advanced further into the final match, El-Trabely offered another shot for the bronze medal by entering the repechage bouts. He was defeated in the first round by Georgia's
Guram Pherselidze
Guram Pherselidze ( ka, გურამ ფერსელიძე; born October 16, 1985, in Khelvachauri, Adjara) is an amateur Georgian Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's super heavyweight category. He won a bronze medal in the sa ...
, with a three-set technical score (3–3, 0–4, 0–3), and a classification point score of 1–3.
El-Trabely was shot dead by Egyptian Security forces during a protest in support of ousted Egyptian president