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Paul Elbert Hamm (born September 24, 1982 in Washburn, Wisconsin) is a retired American artistic gymnast. He is the 2004 Olympic all-around champion, a three-time Olympic medalist, and the 2003 World all-around champion.
May 2, 2020 · After a brutal fall on the vault, Paul Hamm nails his final two routines to climb from 12th into first place and clinch America's first individual all-around gold medal in men's gymnastics...
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It was in Athens where Paul Hamm became the first American male to win an Olympic all-around gold—but not the way he had hoped. After a rare stumble on vault for Hamm during the all-around final, and a miscalculated start value on parallel bars for Hamm’s closest competitor, Yang Tae-young from South Korea, the stage was set for one of the ...
Mar 27, 2012 · The 2004 Olympic all-around champion and the first U.S. man to win the World and Olympic all-around titles announced his retirement in 2012. He will enroll in the MBA program at Marquette University and continue to stay involved with gymnastics.
Jul 11, 2021 · Paul Hamm's story at Athens 2004 is one that will go down... From almost landing his vault on the judges table, to securing Olympic gold on the final apparatus.
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Paul Hamm is a former American gymnast who won the individual all-around gold medal at the 2004 Olympics, despite a controversial score protest by the Koreans. He also won silver in the team all-around and floor exercise, and bronze in the horse vault and rings.
Mar 27, 2012 · With the London Olympics approaching fast, Paul Hamm found there was one competitor he couldn't beat.