Morgan Hamm

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Morgan Hamm
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Morgan and his twin-brother Paul performing in 2008 on The Tour of Gymnastics Superstars
Personal information
Full nameMorgan Carl Hamm
Born (1982-09-24) September 24, 1982 (age 42)
Washburn, Wisconsin, U.S.
Hometown Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Gymnastics career
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Country represented United States
Years on national team2000–2005, 2008
GymTeam Chevron
Team Texaco
Swiss Turners
Head coach(es) Miles Avery
Arnold Kvetenadze
Assistant coach(es)Doug Stibel
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Event1st2nd3rd
Olympic Games 010
World Championships 010
Pacific Alliance Championships 201
Total221
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Athens Team
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Anaheim Team
Pacific Alliance Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Honolulu Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Honolulu Floor
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Honolulu Pommel horse

Morgan Carl Hamm (born September 24, 1982 in Washburn, Wisconsin) is an American retired artistic gymnast and former member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team. He is an Olympic silver medalist in the team competition at the 2004 Olympics and a two-time Olympian (2000, 2004). He was a member of the silver-medal winning team at the 2003 World Championships. Hamm was named to the 2008 Olympic team but withdrew from it due to injury.

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Early life

Hamm was born September 24, 1982, in Washburn, Wisconsin, to Sandy and Cecily Hamm. His twin brother, Paul Hamm, is the 2004 Olympic All-Around Champion. His older sister, Elizabeth (Betsy), is a former member of the USA Gymnastics Senior National Team.[ citation needed ] He was raised in Waukesha, Wisconsin and attended Waukesha South High School.

Gymnastics career

Hamm competed at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney at age 17, and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, alongside his twin brother Paul. At the 2004 Olympics, he won the silver medal with the U.S. team in the team competition. Morgan's contribution to this medal-winning performance was vital as he performed on four of the six apparatus and was the highest scorer for the team on the vault and horizontal bar. He also competed in the floor and horizontal bar finals and only a tie-breaker kept him from winning the bronze medal in the latter event. Morgan was also a member of the U.S. team at the 2003 World Championships that won a silver medal in the team competition.

In February 2007, Hamm announced that he would return to competitive gymnastics. He competed at the 2007 Visa National Championships, on floor and pommel horse. He competed at the 2008 National Championships and the 2008 Olympic Trials. He was warned by the United States Anti-Doping Agency in July for testing positive for glucocorticosteroid, [1] which is not performance-enhancing or banned but only allowed if proper paperwork is filed to document that the drug is used for therapeutic reasons. Hamm received the substance through an anti-inflammatory shot to his injured ankle but failed to file the paperwork [2] and his results at the May 24 National Championships were thrown out.[ citation needed ] Hamm claimed that he had a legitimate medical need for the drug.[ citation needed ] [3] He was ultimately selected for the 2008 Olympic team. However, Hamm withdrew from the Olympics on August 7, 2008, due to an ankle injury. [4] Alexander Artemev replaced him on the team.

Airflare

Morgan Hamm was the first person to officially introduce the B-Boy maneuver Airflare to gymnastics. [5]

Personal life

Morgan Hamm also competed alongside his brother, Paul Hamm, in the two 2005 Sasuke competitions (#14, #15,). In the 14th competition, he timed out before he attempted the "Rope Climb" in the First Stage. In the 15th competition, he made it to the third stage and ultimately failed on the "Curtain Cling" obstacle. Unlike his brother, he did not compete in the 16th competition.

In 2010, Hamm enrolled at Concordia University Wisconsin to study pharmacology. In 2014, he completed his studies and earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree. He worked as a pharmacist in Milwaukee. [6]

Competitive history

2008 season

YearCompetition DescriptionLocationApparatusRank-FinalScore-FinalRank-QualifyingScore-Qualifying
2008U.S. ChampionshipsHoustonFloor Exercise1
Vault3 (tie)
Horizontal bar3
Pommel horse8

2007 season

YearCompetition DescriptionLocationApparatusRank-FinalScore-FinalRank-QualifyingScore-Qualifying
2007U.S. ChampionshipsSan JosePommel horse9 (tie)

2004 season

YearCompetition DescriptionLocationApparatusRank-FinalScore-FinalRank-QualifyingScore-Qualifying
2004Olympic GamesAthensAll Around6738.662
Floor Exercise89.650
Horizontal Bar49.787
Team2172.9332230.419
World Cup/SeriesRio de JaneiroFloor Exercise29.63719.612
Horizontal Bar19.55049.275
U.S. ChampionshipsNashvilleVault2
Horizontal Bar2
All-Around3
Floor Exercise3

2003 season

YearCompetition DescriptionLocationApparatusRank-FinalScore-FinalRank-QualifyingScore-Qualifying
2003World ChampionshipsAnaheimTeam2171.1211227.743
U.S. ChampionshipsMilwaukeeFloor Exercise1
All-Around4

2002 season

YearCompetition DescriptionLocationApparatusRank-FinalScore-FinalRank-QualifyingScore-Qualifying
2002U.S. ChampionshipsClevelandFloor Exercise1
All-Around4

2001 season

YearCompetition DescriptionLocationApparatusRank-FinalScore-FinalRank-QualifyingScore-Qualifying
2001World ChampionshipsGhentTeam2166.8452221.420

2000 season

YearCompetition DescriptionLocationApparatusRank-FinalScore-FinalRank-QualifyingScore-Qualifying
2000Olympic GamesSydneyFloor Exercise79.26279.612
Team5228.9834229.208

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References

  1. The Associated Press and McClatchy Newspapers. "Olympics | Gymnast Morgan Hamm gets OK to compete Archived January 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine ", The Seattle Times 30 July 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  2. Amanda Turner. "Artemev Replaces Hamm on U.S. Team Archived August 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine ", International Gymnast Magazine 6 August 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  3. "The article requested is no longer available". Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved July 22, 2008.
  4. ESPN - Morgan Hamm joins brother on Olympic sidelines - Olympics
  5. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : "Morgan Hamm - Airflare Debut (w/ Interview)". YouTube . 7 October 2008.
  6. "Olympic Athlete Turns to St. Vincent Surgeon for Expertise". stvincentcharity.com. February 21, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2025.