Sarah Hammer

Sarah Hammer

Hammer competing at the 2010 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
Personal information
Full name	Sarah Kathryn Hammer
Born	August 18, 1983 (1983-08-18) (age 28) Redondo Beach, California, United States
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight	135 lb (61 kg)
Team information
Discipline	Track cycling
Medal record Women's track cycling Competitor for the  United States World Championships Gold 2006 Bordeaux Individual pursuit Gold 2007 Palma de Mallorca Individual pursuit Gold 2010 Ballerup Individual pursuit Gold 2011 Apeldoorn Individual pursuit Silver 2008 Manchester Individual pursuit Silver 2011 Apeldoorn Team pursuit Silver 2011 Apeldoorn Omnium
Infobox last updated on March 27, 2011

Sarah Kathryn Hammer (born August 18, 1983 in Redondo Beach, California) is an American professional racing cyclist.

Career

Hammer is a four-time champion (2006, 2007, 2010, 2011) in the individual pursuit 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.^[1][2]

Hammer currently holds the world record in the 3000 m individual pursuit and shares the 3000 m team pursuit world record with compatriots Dotsie Bausch and Lauren Tamayo.

See also

• List of world records in track cycling

References

1. ^ "Cycling at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's Individual Pursuit, 3,000 metres". Sports Reference LLC. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2008/CYC/womens-individual-pursuit-3000-metres.html. Retrieved 2010-12-12. 
2. ^ "Cycling at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's Points Race". Sports Reference LLC. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2008/CYC/womens-points-race.html. Retrieved 2010-12-12. 

External links

• Official web site of Sarah Hammer
• Sarah Hammer profile at Cycling Archives
• Sarah Hammer at the United States Olympic Committee
• Sarah Hammer biography and Olympic results, from http://www.sports-reference.com/.

Records
Preceded by Sarah Ulmer	Women's 3000 metre individual pursuit world record holder 11 May 2010 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Hammer, Sarah
Alternative names
Short description	American racing cyclist.
Date of birth	August 18, 1983
Place of birth	Redondo Beach, California, United States
Date of death
Place of death