Paul Hamm

Olympian 2000, 2004

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GOLD

2
SILVER

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BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Age

Hometown

Waukesha

Biography
Hamm became the first U.S. male gymnast to win the Olympic all-around title when he won the gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. Just one year earlier, he made history by winning the United States' first-ever men's world all-around title at the 2003 World Championships, where he also tied for first on floor and won a team silver medal. Hamm also was a member of the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team and the 2001 U.S. World Championships Team that won an unprecedented team silver medal. He won three national all-around crowns and six national individual event titles between 2002 and 2004. After taking time off after the 2004 Olympic Games, Hamm and his twin brother, Morgan, returned to competition at the 2007 Visa Championships, where Paul won floor exercise and placed fourth on pommel horse. Morgan also was a member of the 2000 and 2004 U.S. Olympic Teams. Hamm is the son of Sandy, a former All-American diver, and Cecily Hamm. His older sister, Betsy, competed in gymnastics at Iowa State University.
Personal
Began Gymnastics In: 1989
National Competition Results
2008 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev.: 1st-AA, FX, PB; 2nd-PH, HB 2007 Visa Championships, San Jose, Calif.: 1st-FX; 4th-PH 2004 Visa Championships, Nashville, Tenn.: 1st-AA, FX, HB; 2nd-PH, PB(T) 2004 Winter Cup, Las Vegas, Nev.: 1st-PH; 3rd-HB 2003 National Championships, Milwaukee, Wis.: 1st-AA, PH, HB; 2nd-FX, PB(T) 2002 U.S. Championships, Cleveland, Ohio: 1st-AA, PH, VT; 2nd-FX; 3rd-PB; 6th-SR(T) 2002 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev.: 1st-FX, VT; 2nd-AA 2001 National Championships, Philadelphia, Pa.: 2000 John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships, St. Louis, Mo.: 3rd-AA 2000 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev.: 3rd-FX(T), PH 1999 World Team Trials, Kansas City, Mo.: 1999 John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Sacramento, Calif.: 1999 Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Houston, Texas: 1999 Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev.:
International Competition Results
2008 Tyson American Cup, New York, N.Y.: 1st-AA 2008 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships, San Jose, Calif.: 1st-Team, AA, PH, PB(T); 2nd-FX; 3rd-HB; 5th-SR 2004 Olympic Games, Athens, Greece: 1st-AA; 2nd-Team, HB 2004 Pacific Alliance Championships, Honolulu, Hawaii: 1st-Team, AA, VT, HB; 2nd-FX; 3rd-PH(T), PB 2004 World Cup, Lyon, France: 2004 Visa American Cup, New York, N.Y.: 2nd-SR; 3rd-AA, VT(T), PB 2003 World Championships, Anaheim, Calif.: 1st-AA, FX(T); 2nd-Team 2002 Individual Event World Championships, Debrecen, Hungary: 3rd-FX 2002 Sino-American Team Competition, Beijing, China: 2002 Pacific Alliance Championships, Vancouver, B.C., Canada: 1st-Team, AA, VT, HB(T); 3rd-FX 2002 Visa American Cup, Orlando, Fla.: 2nd-AA 2001 World Championships, Ghent, Belgium: 2nd-Team; 7th-AA 2001 Pontiac American Team Cup, Honolulu, Hawaii: 1st-Team 2000 Olympic Games, Syndey, Australia: 5th-Team 1999 Pontiac International Team Championships, Richmond, Va.: 1st-Team, AA

Olympic Experience

2-time Olympian; 3-time Olympic medalist (1 gold, 2 silver)

Olympic Games Athens 2004, gold (Individual All-Around - Men), silver (Horizontal Bar - Men, Team - Men), 5th (Floor Exercise - Men), 6th (Pommel Horse - Men), 7th (Parallel Bars - Men), 44th (Rings - Men)
Olympic Games Sydney 2000, 5th (Team - Men), 9th (Vault - Men), 14th (Individual All-Around - Men), 16th (Floor Exercise - Men), 21th (Parallel Bars - Men), 32th (Horizontal Bar - Men), 33th (Rings - Men), 37th (Pommel Horse - Men)

World Championships Experience

Most recent: 2003 – gold (Floor Exercise - Men, Individual All-Around - Men), silver (Team - Men), 14th (Pommel Horse - Men), 19th (Parallel Bars - Men), 33th (Rings - Men, Vault - Men), 57th (Horizontal Bar - Men)
Years of participation: Floor Exercise - Men 2001, 2002, 2003; Horizontal Bar - Men 2001, 2002, 2003; Individual All-Around - Men 2001, 2003; Parallel Bars - Men 2001, 2003; Pommel Horse - Men 2001, 2002, 2003; Rings - Men 2001, 2003; Team - Men 2001, 2003; Vault - Men 2001, 2003
Medals: 4 (2 gold, 2 silver)