Morgan Hamm
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Morgan and his twin-brotherPaulperforming in 2008 onThe Tour of Gymnastics Superstars | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Morgan Carl Hamm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Washburn, Wisconsin,U.S. | September 24, 1982|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Waukesha, Wisconsin,U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2000–2005, 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gym | Team Chevron Team Texaco Swiss Turners | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Headcoach(es) | Miles Avery Arnold Kvetenadze | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assistantcoach(es) | Doug Stibel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Morgan Carl Hamm(born September 24, 1982 inWashburn, Wisconsin) is an American retiredartistic gymnastand former member of theUnited States men's national artistic gymnastics team.He is an Olympic silver medalist in theteam competitionat the2004 Olympicsand a two-time Olympian (2000,2004). He also was a member of the silver-medal winning team at the2003 World Championships.Hamm was named to the2008 Olympic teambut withdrew from it due to injury.
Early life
[edit]Hamm was born September 24, 1982, inWashburn, Wisconsin,to Sandy and Cecily Hamm. His twin brother,Paul Hamm,is the 2004 Olympic All-Around Champion. His older sister, Elizabeth (Betsy), is a former member of the USA Gymnastics Senior National Team.[citation needed]He was raised inWaukesha, Wisconsinand attendedWaukesha South High School.
Gymnastics career
[edit]Hamm competed at the2000 OlympicsinSydneyat age 17, and the2004 Summer OlympicsinAthens,alongside his twin brotherPaul.At the 2004 Olympics, he won the silver medal with the U.S. team in the team competition. Morgan's contribution to this medal-winning performance was vital as he performed on four of the six apparatus and was the highest scorer for the team on vault and high bar. He also competed in floor and high bar finals, and only a tie-breaker kept him from winning the bronze medal on the latter event. Morgan was also a member of the U.S. team at the2003 World Championshipsthat won a silver medal in the team competition.
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 theUnited States Anti-Doping Agencyin July for testing positive forglucocorticosteroid,[1]which is not performance-enhancing or banned but only allowed if proper paperwork is filed to document that the drug is used for therapeutic reasons. Hamm received the substance through an anti-inflammatory shot to his injured ankle but failed to file the paperwork[2]and his results at the May 24 National Championships were thrown out.[citation needed]Hamm claimed that he had a legitimate medical need for the drug.[citation needed][3]He was ultimately selected for the 2008 Olympic team. However, Hamm withdrew from the Olympics on August 7, 2008, due to an ankle injury.[4]Alexander Artemevreplaced him on the team.
Airflare
[edit]Morgan Hamm was the first person to officially introduce theB-BoymaneuverAirflareto gymnastics.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Morgan Hamm also competed alongside his brother,Paul Hamm,in the two 2005Sasukecompetitions (#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.
In 2010, Hamm enrolled atConcordia University Wisconsinto studypharmacology.In 2014, he successfully completed his studies and earned hisDoctor of Pharmacydegree. He is currently a practicing Pharm.D.[6]
Competitive history
[edit]2008 season
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^The Associated Press and McClatchy Newspapers. "Olympics | Gymnast Morgan Hamm gets OK to competeArchivedJanuary 2, 2011, at theWayback Machine",The Seattle Times30 July 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
- ^Amanda Turner. "Artemev Replaces Hamm on U.S. TeamArchivedAugust 18, 2011, at theWayback Machine",International Gymnast Magazine6 August 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
- ^"The article requested is no longer available".Archived fromthe originalon July 7, 2012.RetrievedJuly 22,2008.
- ^ESPN - Morgan Hamm joins brother on Olympic sidelines - Olympics
- ^Archived atGhostarchiveand theWayback Machine:"Morgan Hamm - Airflare Debut (w/ Interview)".YouTube.7 October 2008.
- ^https://www.linkedin.com/pub/morgan-hamm/93/63/428[self-published source]
External links
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Washburn, Wisconsin
- American male artistic gymnasts
- Gymnasts at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Gymnasts at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Identical twin males
- Ohio State Buckeyes men's gymnasts
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in gymnastics
- Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
- Sportspeople from Waukesha, Wisconsin
- Doping cases in gymnastics
- Contestants on Japanese game shows
- American twins
- Concordia University Wisconsin alumni
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- American identical twins
- 21st-century American sportsmen