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==Career== |
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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]]. |
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]]. |
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At the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], Hammer finished fifth overall in the individual pursuit and did not finish in the points race.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2008/CYC/womens-individual-pursuit-3000-metres.html|title=Cycling at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's Individual Pursuit, 3,000 metres|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=2010-12-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2008/CYC/womens-points-race.html|title=Cycling at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's Points Race|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=2010-12-12}}</ref> |
At the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], Hammer finished fifth overall in the individual pursuit and did not finish in the points race.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2008/CYC/womens-individual-pursuit-3000-metres.html|title=Cycling at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's Individual Pursuit, 3,000 metres|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=2010-12-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2008/CYC/womens-points-race.html|title=Cycling at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's Points Race|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=2010-12-12}}</ref> |
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| Full name | Sarah Kathryn Hammer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 18, 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 135 lb (61 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sarah Kathryn Hammer (born August 18, 1983) is an American professional racing cyclist and two-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
- ^ "Cycling at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's Individual Pursuit, 3,000 metres". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ "Cycling at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's Points Race". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2010-12-12.
- ^ "Cyclist Hammer wins silver". Retrieved 2012-08-07.
External links
- Official web site of Sarah Hammer
- Sarah Hammer at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Sarah Hammer at the United States Olympic Committee[dead link]
- Sarah Hammer biography and Olympic results, from http://www.sports-reference.com/.
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- American female cyclists
- Track cyclists
- Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic cyclists of the United States
- UCI World Champions
- Sportspeople from Redondo Beach, California
- Olympic medalists in cycling
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- American cycling biography stubs