Paul Hamm
Birthdate: 9/24/1982
Program: Men's Artistic
Level: Senior
Current Residence: Oak Park, IL
Club: Professional Gymnastics Center
Head Coach: Miles Avery
- Inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2018
- Member of the 2016 USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame class
- 2004 Olympic all-around gold medalist and team and horizontal bars silver medalist.
- 2003 World all-around and floor exercise (tie) gold medalist and team silver medalist.
- 2002 World floor exercise bronze medalist.
- 2001 World team silver medalist.
- A member of the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team.
- 2008 Tyson American Cup all-around champion.
- 2008 Winter Cup Challenge all-around, floor exercise and parallel bars champion.
- 2007 U.S. floor exercise champion.
- 2004 U.S. all-around, floor exercise and horizontal bar champion.
- 2004 Winter Cup Challenge pommel horse champion.
- 2003 U.S. all-around, pommel horse and horizontal bar champion.
- 2002 U.S. all-around, pommel horse and vault champion.
- 2002 Winter Cup Challenge floor exercise and vault champion.
- USA Gymnastics' Sportsman of the Year for 2008.
Hometown: Waukesha, WI
Name of College: Ohio State University
College Graduation Year: 2007
Degree/Major: Accounting
Year you began gymnastics: 1989
- 2012
Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. -
- 2008
Visa Championships, Houston, Texas -
withdrew after first day of competition due to injury
- 2008
Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. -
1st-AA, FX, PB; 2nd-PH, HB
- 2007
Visa Championships, San Jose, Calif. -
1st-FX; 4th-PH
- 2004
Visa Championships, Nashville, Tenn. -
1st-AA, FX, HB; 2nd-PH, PB(T)
- 2004
Winter Cup, Las Vegas, Nev. -
1st-PH; 3rd-HB
- 2003
National Championships, Milwaukee, Wis. -
1st-AA, PH, HB; 2nd-FX, PB(T)
- 2002
U.S. Championships, Cleveland, Ohio -
1st-AA, PH, VT; 2nd-FX; 3rd-PB; 6th-SR(T)
- 2002
Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. -
1st-FX, VT; 2nd-AA
- 2001
National Championships, Philadelphia, Pa. -
- 2000
John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships, St. Louis, Mo. -
3rd-AA
- 2000
Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. -
3rd-FX(T), PH
- 1999
World Team Trials, Kansas City, Mo. -
- 1999
John Hancock U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Sacramento, Calif. -
- 1999
Men's Junior Olympic National Championships, Houston, Texas -
- 1999
Winter Cup Challenge, Las Vegas, Nev. -
- 2008
Tyson American Cup, New York, N.Y. -
1st-AA
- 2008
Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships, San Jose, Calif. -
1st-Team, AA, PH, PB(T); 2nd-FX; 3rd-HB; 5th-SR
- 2004
Olympic Games, Athens, Greece -
1st-AA; 2nd-Team, HB
- 2004
Pacific Alliance Championships, Honolulu, Hawaii -
1st-Team, AA, VT, HB; 2nd-FX; 3rd-PH(T), PB
- 2004
World Cup, Lyon, France -
- 2004
Visa American Cup, New York, N.Y. -
2nd-SR; 3rd-AA, VT(T), PB
- 2003
World Championships, Anaheim, Calif. -
1st-AA, FX(T); 2nd-Team
- 2002
Individual Event World Championships, Debrecen, Hungary -
3rd-FX
- 2002
Sino-American Team Competition, Beijing, China -
- 2002
Pacific Alliance Championships, Vancouver, B.C., Canada -
1st-Team, AA, VT, HB(T); 3rd-FX
- 2002
Visa American Cup, Orlando, Fla. -
2nd-AA
- 2001
World Championships, Ghent, Belgium -
2nd-Team; 7th-AA
- 2001
Pontiac American Team Cup, Honolulu, Hawaii -
1st-Team
- 2000
Olympic Games, Syndey, Australia -
5th-Team
- 1999
Pontiac International Team Championships, Richmond, Va. -
1st-Team, AA