Sarah Hammer
 Hammer competing at the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships | |
| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Sarah Kathryn Hammer |
| Born | August 18, 1983 |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Track cycling |
Medal record | |
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 the 23rd September 2017.
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 currently holds the world record in the 3000 m individual pursuit.
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
Omnium - 1st Team Pursuit (with Kelly Catlin, Ruth Winder and Jennifer Valente)
- 1st
- Pan American Games
- 1st
Omnium - 2nd
Team Pursuit (with Kelly Catlin, Lauren Tamayo, Ruth Winder and Jennifer Valente)
- 1st
- 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 Points race, UCI World Track Championships
References
- ^ "Track Worlds: Hammer ready to pass pursuit torch to Dygert | Cyclingnews.com". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
- ^ "Cycling at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's Individual Pursuit, 3,000 metres". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ "Cycling at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's Points Race". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ "Cyclist Hammer wins silver". Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2017/09/18/3-time-olympic-cyclist-sarah-hammer-retires-from-riding/105761618/
External links
- Official web site of Sarah Hammer
- Sarah Hammer at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Sarah Hammer at the United States Olympic Committee
- Sarah Hammer at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
 UCI Track Cycling World Champions – Women's omnium | |
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 UCI Track Cycling World Champions – Women's team pursuit | |
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Riders in italics took part in the qualifying rounds. | |
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