Paul Hamm

Paul Hamm
Hamm in 2010
Personal information
Full namePaul Elbert Hamm
Country representedUnited States
Born (1982-09-24) September 24, 1982 (age 42)
Washburn, Wisconsin, U.S.
HometownWaukesha, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team2000–2005, 2007–2009
GymTeam Chevron
Team Texaco
Swiss Turners
Head coach(es)Miles Avery
Arnold Kvetenadze
Assistant coach(es)Doug Stibel
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's artistic gymnastics
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 2 0
World Championships 2 2 1
Pacific Rim Championships 12 2 4
Total 15 6 5
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens All-around
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Horizontal bar
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Anaheim All-around
Gold medal – first place 2003 Anaheim Floor
Silver medal – second place 2001 Ghent Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Anaheim Team
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Debrecen Floor
Pacific Rim Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Vancouver Team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Vancouver All-around
Gold medal – first place 2002 Vancouver Vault
Gold medal – first place 2002 Vancouver Horizontal bar
Gold medal – first place 2004 Honolulu Team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Honolulu All-around
Gold medal – first place 2004 Honolulu Vault
Gold medal – first place 2004 Honolulu Horizontal bar
Gold medal – first place 2008 San Jose Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 San Jose All-around
Gold medal – first place 2008 San Jose Pommel horse
Gold medal – first place 2008 San Jose Parallel bars
Silver medal – second place 2004 Honolulu Floor
Silver medal – second place 2008 San Jose Floor
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Vancouver Floor
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Honolulu Pommel horse
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Honolulu Parallel bars
Bronze medal – third place 2008 San Jose Horizontal bar

Paul Elbert Hamm (born September 24, 1982) is a retired American artistic gymnast and member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team. He is the 2004 Olympic all-around champion, a three-time Olympic medalist, and the 2003 World all-around champion. Hamm is the most successful American male gymnast in history, one of only two American gymnasts (along with Simone Biles) to win the all-around title at both the Olympics and the World Championships, and the only male American gymnast to do so.