Sarah Hammer
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Infobox cyclist tracking".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Sarah Kathryn Hammer (born August 18, 1983) is an American former professional racing cyclist and four-times Olympic silver medalist. With eight world championships, she has been called, "America's most decorated track athlete."[1] Hammer announced her retirement from professional Cycling on September 23, 2017.
Career
Hammer is five-times a champion (2006, 2007, 2010, 2011 & 2013) in the individual pursuit and twice a 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.[2][3]
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.[4]
Hammer held the world record in the 3000 m individual pursuit from 2010 until it was broken by Chloé Dygert in 2018.
Hammer announced her retirement from professional Cycling on September 23, 2017.[5]
Major results
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- 2013
- Los Angeles Grand Prix
- 1st Omnium
- 2nd Team Pursuit (with Kimberly Geist, Jennifer Valente and Ruth Winder)
- 2014
- 1st Omnium, Los Angeles Grand Prix
- 2015
- Pan American Track Championships
- 1st File:PanAmericanJersey.png Omnium
- 1st File:PanAmericanJersey.png Team Pursuit (with Kelly Catlin, Ruth Winder and Jennifer Valente)
- Pan American Games
- 1st File:Gold medal blank.svg Omnium
- 2nd File:Silver medal blank.svg Team Pursuit (with Kelly Catlin, Lauren Tamayo, Ruth Winder and Jennifer Valente)
- Independence Day Grand Prix
- 1st Individual Pursuit
- 1st Points Race
- 1st Scratch Race
- 1st Omnium, Marymoor Grand Prix
- 2nd Omnium, Grand Prix of Colorado Springs
- 2017
- Belgian International Track Meeting
- 1st Points Race
- 3rd Scratch Race
- 2nd File:Silver medal blank.svg Points race, UCI World Track Championships
References
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External links
- Official web site of Sarah Hammer
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- Sarah Hammer at the United States Olympic Committee
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- American female cyclists
- Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- UCI Track Cycling World Champions (women)
- Sportspeople from Redondo Beach, California
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in cycling
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in cycling
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in cycling
- American track cyclists
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- Cyclists from California