Sarah Hammer

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Sarah Hammer
Sarah Hammer at the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, Copenhagen, Denmark - 20100324.jpg
Personal information
Full nameSarah Kathryn Hammer
Born (1983-08-18) August 18, 1983 (age 40)
United States
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight135 lb (61 kg)
Team information
Discipline Track cycling

Sarah Kathryn Hammer (born August 18, 1983) is a former American professional racing cyclist and four-times Olympic silver medalist. With eight world championships, she has been called, "America's most decorated track athlete." [1] Hammer announced her retirement from professional Cycling on September 23, 2017.

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Career

Hammer is five-times a champion (2006, 2007, 2010, 2011 & 2013) in the individual pursuit and twice a champion (2013 & 2014) in the omnium at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Hammer finished fifth overall in the individual pursuit and did not finish in the points race. [2] [3]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Hammer won a team silver medal in the Women's team pursuit, as well as an individual silver medal in the women's omnium. [4]

Hammer held the world record in the 3000 m individual pursuit from 2010 until it was broken by Chloé Dygert in 2018.

Hammer announced her retirement from professional Cycling on September 23, 2017. [5]

Major results

2013
Los Angeles Grand Prix
1st Omnium
2nd Team Pursuit (with Kimberly Geist, Jennifer Valente and Ruth Winder)
2014
1st Omnium, Los Angeles Grand Prix
2015
Pan American Track Championships
1st PanAmericanJersey.png Omnium
1st PanAmericanJersey.png Team Pursuit (with Kelly Catlin, Ruth Winder and Jennifer Valente)
Pan American Games
1st Gold medal blank.svg Omnium
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Team Pursuit (with Kelly Catlin, Lauren Tamayo, Ruth Winder and Jennifer Valente)
Independence Day Grand Prix
1st Individual Pursuit
1st Points Race
1st Scratch Race
1st Omnium, Marymoor Grand Prix
2nd Omnium, Grand Prix of Colorado Springs
2017
Belgian International Track Meeting
1st Points Race
3rd Scratch Race
2nd Silver medal blank.svg Points race, UCI World Track Championships

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References

  1. "Track Worlds: Hammer ready to pass pursuit torch to Dygert | Cyclingnews.com". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  2. "Cycling at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's Individual Pursuit, 3,000 metres". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  3. "Cycling at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's Points Race". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  4. "Cyclist Hammer wins silver" . Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  5. "3-time Olympic cyclist Sarah Hammer retires from riding". USA TODAY. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
Records
Preceded by Women's 3000 metre individual pursuit
May 11, 2010 March 3, 2018
Succeeded by