Sarah Kathryn Hammer (born August 18, 1983) is an American former 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.
 Hammer competing at the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sarah Kathryn Hammer |
| Born | August 18, 1983 United States |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Track cycling |
Medal record | |
Career
editHammer 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ "Track Worlds: Hammer ready to pass pursuit torch to Dygert | Cyclingnews.com". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Cyclist Hammer wins silver". Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ "3-time Olympic cyclist Sarah Hammer retires from riding". USA TODAY. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
External links
edit- 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)
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