Sarah Hammer facts for kids
Hammer competing at the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
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| 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 |
Sarah Kathryn Hammer (born August 18, 1983) is an American former professional cyclist. She is famous for winning four silver medals at the Olympic Games. Sarah is also known for her eight world championships in Track cycling. Many people call her "America's most decorated track athlete" because of her many wins.
Sarah Hammer stopped competing professionally on September 23, 2017.
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Sarah Hammer's Cycling Journey
Sarah Hammer had a very successful career in track cycling. She won many important races and set records.
World Championship Wins
Sarah was a champion five times in the individual pursuit event. This happened in 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, and 2013. She also won the omnium event twice, in 2013 and 2014. These wins were at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
Olympic Games Achievements
Sarah Hammer competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics. She finished fifth in the individual pursuit.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Sarah won two silver medals. One was for the Women's team pursuit. The other was for the women's omnium event.
She continued her Olympic success at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. There, she also earned two silver medals. These were in the team pursuit and the omnium.
Setting a World Record
Sarah Hammer once held the world record for the 3000-meter individual pursuit. She held this record from 2010 until 2018. Another American cyclist, Chloé Dygert, broke her record.
Key Race Results
Sarah Hammer achieved many top results throughout her career. Here are some of her notable wins and high finishes:
- 2013
- Los Angeles Grand Prix
- 1st in Omnium
- 2nd in Team Pursuit (with Kimberly Geist, Jennifer Valente and Ruth Winder)
- 2014
- 1st in Omnium, Los Angeles Grand Prix
- 2015
- Pan American Track Championships
- 1st Description: Jersey to denote the winner of a particular cycling event in the Pan American games
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Attribution Required?: Yes in Omnium - 1st Description: Jersey to denote the winner of a particular cycling event in the Pan American games
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Attribution Required?: Yes in Team Pursuit (with Kelly Catlin, Ruth Winder and Jennifer Valente)
- 1st Description: Jersey to denote the winner of a particular cycling event in the Pan American games
- Pan American Games
- 1st Description: A gold medal
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Attribution Required?: Yes in Omnium - 2nd Description: A silver medal
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Attribution Required?: Yes in Team Pursuit (with Kelly Catlin, Lauren Tamayo, Ruth Winder and Jennifer Valente)
- 1st Description: A gold medal
- Independence Day Grand Prix
- 1st in Individual Pursuit
- 1st in Points Race
- 1st in Scratch Race
- 1st in Omnium, Marymoor Grand Prix
- 2nd in Omnium, Grand Prix of Colorado Springs
- 2017
- Belgian International Track Meeting
- 1st in Points Race
- 3rd in Scratch Race
- 2nd Description: A silver medal
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Attribution Required?: Yes in Points race, UCI World Track Championships
External Links
- Official web site of Sarah Hammer: https://web.archive.org/web/20110208213125/http://sarahhammer.us/
- Sarah Hammer at Cycling ArchivesLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Sarah Hammer at the United States Olympic Committee
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See also
In Spanish: Sarah Hammer para niños
