Sarah Hammer Explained

Sarah Hammer
Fullname:Sarah Kathryn Hammer
Birth Date:18 August 1983
Birth Place:United States
Weight:135lb
Discipline:Track cycling

Sarah Kathryn Hammer (born August 18, 1983) is a former American 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

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 Omnium
  • 1st Team Pursuit (with Kelly Catlin, Ruth Winder and Jennifer Valente)
  • Pan American Games
  • 1st Omnium
  • 2nd 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 Points race, UCI World Track Championships

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. News: Track Worlds: Hammer ready to pass pursuit torch to Dygert Cyclingnews.com. Cyclingnews.com. 2017-04-12. en-gb.
    2. Web site: Cycling at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's Individual Pursuit, 3,000 metres. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418124908/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2008/CYC/womens-individual-pursuit-3000-metres.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Sports Reference LLC. 2010-12-12.
    3. Web site: Cycling at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's Points Race. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418124909/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2008/CYC/womens-points-race.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Sports Reference LLC. 2010-12-12.
    4. Web site: Cyclist Hammer wins silver. 2012-08-07.
    5. Web site: 3-time Olympic cyclist Sarah Hammer retires from riding. USA TODAY. Aug 8, 2021.

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