Karim Abdel Wahab

Biography

Karim Abdel Wahab, who is a native of Egypt, joined Georgia’s staff guiding the sprinters and hurdlers in July 2023 after serving in a similar role for the University South Carolina team during the 2019-23 seasons and has made a mammoth impact in Athens. Abdel Wahab was elevated to Associate Head Coach prior to the 2025-26 academic year in Athens. Most recently, Abdel Wahab’s sprinters and hurdlers played pivotal roles in the Bulldogs collecting their first NCAA women’s outdoor team crown and the men and women each taking second at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Championships. Abdel Wahab’s work did not go unnoticed as he was named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Outdoor National Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year as well as the South Region Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year both indoors and outdoors. Outdoors, his women’s competitors exploded for 34 points as Georgia ran away from the nearest competition for the national championship. Junior Aaliyah Butler became the No. 5 all-time collegiate performer by winning the NCAA 400-meter dash with a school record 49.26. Also clocking a 49.44 during the regular season, Butler captured the Southeastern Conference 400m crown as well. She combined with Michelle Smith, Dejanea Oakley and Sydney Harris in the 4x400m relay at Nationals to put an exclamation on the team victory with a gold medal performance (school record, 3:23.62, No. 8 all-time). Butler’s scorching anchor leg of 48.79 ranks as the third