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Sarah Hammer

Hammer competing at the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Personal information
Full name	Sarah Kathryn Hammer
Born	(1983-08-18) August 18, 1983 (age 41) 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 racing cyclist. She is famous for her amazing skills in Track cycling, a sport where athletes race on special indoor tracks. Sarah is one of America's most successful track athletes. She has won eight world championships and four Olympic silver medals.

Sarah Hammer announced her retirement from professional cycling on September 23, 2017.

Sarah Hammer's Cycling Journey

Sarah Hammer had a very successful career in track cycling. She became a world champion many times. She was especially good at two events: the individual pursuit and the omnium.

World Championship Wins

Sarah won the individual pursuit five times at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. These wins happened in 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, and 2013. The individual pursuit is a race against the clock. Two riders start on opposite sides of the track and try to catch each other or finish their distance fastest.

She also won the omnium twice at the World Championships, in 2013 and 2014. The omnium is a multi-event race. It tests a cyclist's skills in different types of track races.

Olympic Achievements

Sarah Hammer represented the United States in the Olympic Games.

• At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she finished fifth in the individual pursuit.
• At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Sarah won two silver medals.
  • She earned a silver medal in the women's team pursuit. In this event, a team of cyclists works together to achieve the fastest time.
  • She also won a silver medal in the women's omnium.
• At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Sarah won two more silver medals.
  • She earned silver in the team pursuit.
  • She also won silver in the omnium.

Setting Records

Sarah Hammer once held the world record for the 3000-meter individual pursuit. She set this record in 2010. Her record stood for eight years until another cyclist, Chloé Dygert, broke it in 2018.

Key Achievements

Here are some of Sarah Hammer's most important results:

• 2013
  • Won the Omnium at the Los Angeles Grand Prix.
  • Finished second in Team Pursuit at the Los Angeles Grand Prix with her teammates.
• 2014
  • Won the Omnium at the Los Angeles Grand Prix.
• 2015
  • At the 2015 Pan American Track Cycling Championships:
    • Won the Omnium.
    • Won the Team Pursuit with her teammates.
  • At the 2015 Pan American Games:
    • Won the Omnium.
    • Finished second in the Team Pursuit.
  • Won the Individual Pursuit, Points Race, and Scratch Race at the Independence Day Grand Prix.
• 2017
  • Won the Points Race at the Belgian International Track Meeting.
  • Finished second in the Points Race at the UCI World Track Championships.

Sarah Hammer's career shows her dedication and strength as a top athlete in track cycling.

See also

In Spanish: Sarah Hammer para niños