Sarah Hammer

Sarah Hammer
Hammer competing at the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Personal information
Full nameSarah Kathryn Hammer
Born (1983-08-18) August 18, 1983 (age 41)
United States
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight135 lb (61 kg)
Team information
DisciplineTrack cycling
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Omnium
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Omnium
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Bordeaux Individual pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2007 Palma de Mallorca Individual pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2010 Ballerup Individual pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2011 Apeldoorn Individual pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2013 Minsk Individual pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2013 Minsk Omnium
Gold medal – first place 2014 Cali Omnium
Gold medal – first place 2016 London Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2008 Manchester Individual pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2011 Apeldoorn Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2011 Apeldoorn Omnium
Silver medal – second place 2014 Cali Individual Pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2017 Hong Kong Points race
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Melbourne Omnium
Bronze medal – third place 2016 London Omnium
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Omnium
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Team pursuit
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Santiago Omnium
Gold medal – first place 2015 Santiago Team pursuit

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.

  1. ^ "Track Worlds: Hammer ready to pass pursuit torch to Dygert | Cyclingnews.com". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 12 April 2017.