Sarah Hammer

Sarah Hammer

Hammer competing at the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Personal information
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 Representing  United States Track cycling Olympic Games 2012 London Team pursuit 2012 London Omnium 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team pursuit 2016 Rio de Janeiro Omnium World Championships 2006 Bordeaux Individual pursuit 2007 Palma de Mallorca Individual pursuit 2010 Ballerup Individual pursuit 2011 Apeldoorn Individual pursuit 2013 Minsk Individual pursuit 2013 Minsk Omnium 2014 Cali Omnium 2016 London Team pursuit 2008 Manchester Individual pursuit 2011 Apeldoorn Team pursuit 2011 Apeldoorn Omnium 2014 Cali Individual Pursuit 2012 Melbourne Omnium 2016 London Omnium Pan American Games 2015 Toronto Omnium 2015 Toronto Team pursuit Pan American Championships 2015 Santiago Omnium 2015 Santiago Team pursuit

Sarah Kathryn Hammer (born August 18, 1983) is an American professional racing cyclist and four-time Olympic silver medalist.

Career

Hammer is a five-time champion (2006, 2007, 2010, 2011 & 2013) in the individual pursuit and two-time 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.^[1][2]

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.^[3]

Hammer currently holds the world record in the 3000 m individual pursuit.

References

1. "Cycling at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's Individual Pursuit, 3,000 metres". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
2. "Cycling at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's Points Race". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
3. "Cyclist Hammer wins silver". Retrieved 2012-08-07.

External links

• Official web site of Sarah Hammer
• Sarah Hammer profile at Cycling Archives
• Sarah Hammer at the United States Olympic Committee
• Sarah Hammer biography and Olympic results, from http://www.sports-reference.com/.