Paul Elbert Hamm (born September 24, 1982 in Washburn, Wisconsin) is an American artistic gymnast. He is a World Champion gymnast and three-time Olympic medalist. He won the all-around competition at the 2004 Olympic Games.
Paul participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He finished 5th with team and 14th in all-around. Despite the disappointment in Sydney, he had been making great improvement. In 2003, he eventually became the first Ame...
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Paul Elbert Hamm (born September 24, 1982 in Washburn, Wisconsin) is an American artistic gymnast. He is a World Champion gymnast and three-time Olympic medalist. He won the all-around competition at the 2004 Olympic Games.
Paul participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He finished 5th with team and 14th in all-around. Despite the disappointment in Sydney, he had been making great improvement. In 2003, he eventually became the first American man to win the all-around title at the world championships.
Paul Hamm competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, with his twin brother Morgan. He won the silver medal in the team event and was awarded gold in the individual all-around competition, becoming the only American man in Olympic history to win the gold medal in that event.
Hamm held a good position after three rounds, but a disastrous fall on the vault, in which he nearly fell into the judges' bench, dropped him to 12th place and he looked to be completely out of the...
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