Morgan Hamm
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Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Ohio State University | ||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Miles Avery Arnold Kventenadze Doug Stibel | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Morgan Carl Hamm (born September 24, 1982 in Washburn, Wisconsin) is an American artistic gymnast. He is an Olympic silver medalist in the team competition at the 2004 Olympics and a two-time Olympian (2000, 2004). He also was a member of the silver-medal winning team at the 2003 World Championships. Hamm was named to the 2008 Olympic team, but withdrew from it due to injury.
Personal life
Hamm is the son of Sandy and Cecily Hamm. His twin brother, Paul Hamm, is also a gymnast and is the 2004 Olympic All-Around Champion. His older sister, Elizabeth (Betsy), is a former member of USA Gymnastics Senior National Team. She competed for the University of Florida, where she became the NCAA’s national balance beam champion in 1998 and was a seven-time All-American. His father was an All-American springboard diver.
In 2010, Hamm enrolled at Concordia University Wisconsin to study pharmacology. In 2014, he successfully completed his studies and earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree. He is currently a practicing Pharm.D.[1]
Career
Hamm competed at the
In February 2007, Hamm announced that he would return to competitive gymnastics. He competed at the 2007 Visa National Championships, on floor and pommel horse. He competed at the 2008 National Championships and at the 2008 Olympic Trials. He was warned by the
Sasuke
Morgan Hamm also competed alongside his brother, Paul Hamm, in the two 2005 Sasuke competitions (#14, #15,). In the 14th competition he timed out before he could attempt the "Rope Climb" in the First Stage. In the 15th competition, he made it to the third stage and ultimately failed on the "Curtain Cling" obstacle. Unlike his brother, he did not compete in the 16th competition.
Airflare
Morgan Hamm was the first person to officially introduce the
Competitive history
2008 season
Year | Competition Description | Location | Apparatus | Rank-Final | Score-Final | Rank-Qualifying | Score-Qualifying |
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2008 | U.S. Championships | Houston | Floor Exercise | 1 | |||
Vault | 3 (tie) | ||||||
Horizontal bar | 3 | ||||||
Pommel horse | 8 |
2007 season
Year | Competition Description | Location | Apparatus | Rank-Final | Score-Final | Rank-Qualifying | Score-Qualifying |
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2007 | U.S. Championships | San Jose | Pommel horse | 9 (tie) |
2004 season
Year | Competition Description | Location | Apparatus | Rank-Final | Score-Final | Rank-Qualifying | Score-Qualifying |
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2004 | Olympic Games | Athens | All Around | 67 | 38.662 | ||
Floor Exercise | 8 | 9.650 | |||||
Horizontal Bar | 4 | 9.787 | |||||
Team | 2 | 172.933 | 2 | 230.419 | |||
World Cup/Series | Rio de Janeiro | Floor Exercise | 2 | 9.637 | 1 | 9.612 | |
Horizontal Bar | 1 | 9.550 | 4 | 9.275 | |||
U.S. Championships | Nashville | Vault | 2 | ||||
Horizontal Bar | 2 | ||||||
All Around | 3 | ||||||
Floor Exercise | 3 |
2003 season
Year | Competition Description | Location | Apparatus | Rank-Final | Score-Final | Rank-Qualifying | Score-Qualifying |
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2003 | World Championships | Anaheim | Team | 2 | 171.121 | 1 | 227.743 |
U.S. Championships | Milwaukee | Floor Exercise | 1 | ||||
All Around | 4 |
2002 season
Year | Competition Description | Location | Apparatus | Rank-Final | Score-Final | Rank-Qualifying | Score-Qualifying |
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2002 | U.S. Championships | Cleveland | Floor Exercise | 1 | |||
All Around | 4 |
2001 season
Year | Competition Description | Location | Apparatus | Rank-Final | Score-Final | Rank-Qualifying | Score-Qualifying |
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2001 | World Championships | Ghent | Team | 2 | 166.845 | 2 | 221.420 |
2000 season
Year | Competition Description | Location | Apparatus | Rank-Final | Score-Final | Rank-Qualifying | Score-Qualifying |
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2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney | Floor Exercise | 7 | 9.262 | 7 | 9.612 |
Team | 5 | 228.983 | 4 | 229.208 |
References
- ^ https://www.linkedin.com/pub/morgan-hamm/93/63/428[self-published source]
- ^ The Associated Press and McClatchy Newspapers. "Olympics | Gymnast Morgan Hamm gets OK to compete Archived January 2, 2011, at the Wayback Machine", The Seattle Times 30 July 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
- ^ Amanda Turner. "Artemev Replaces Hamm on U.S. Team Archived August 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine", International Gymnast Magazine 6 August 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
- ^ "The article requested is no longer available". Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved July 22, 2008.
- ^ ESPN - Morgan Hamm joins brother on Olympic sidelines - Olympics
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Morgan Hamm - Airflare Debut (w/ Interview)". YouTube.
External links
- Morgan Hamm at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Morgan Hamm at USA Gymnastics
- Morgan Hamm at Olympics.com
- Morgan Hamm at Olympedia
- Morgan Hamm at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (archived)
- Hamm twins video calendar