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Layla Hammer

Birthdate:
8/29/2005

Program:
Women's Artistic

Level:
Level 10

Current Residence:
Aurora, il

Head Coach:
Jiani Wu

Other Coaches:
Anna Li, Yuejiu Li

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Layla Hammer

Personal Information

  • Birthplace: South Elgin, IL USA
  • Hometown: South Elgin, IL USA
  • Instagram: Instagram.com/llhamm29
  • Name of High School: South Elgin
  • High School Graduation Year: 2023
  • Year you began gymnastics: 2011
  • Favorite Event: beam
  • How did you get involved in gymnastics: I use to climb and tumble around the house so my mother put me in some rec classes. I loved it and was asked to be on the team at the gym.
  • Favorite thing about gymnastics: being part of a team / and the feeling when i fly thru the air
  • What are your goals for gymnastics?: to get a full ride scholorship and compete for a college
  • Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Malinda Hammer/Isaac Ruffin
  • Names of sibling(s): Jacob, Amanda, Mariah
  • Family members in sports: none

Interests Outside the Gym

  • Favorite school subject: Biology
  • Hobbies or favorite activities: Baking, painting/drawing
  • Favorite music: Billie Elish/ like all different types of music
  • Favorite book(s): Hunger Games
  • Favorite movie(s): Secret Life Of Pets 1 & 2
  • Favorite TV show(s): Zumbo's Just Desserts
  • Favorite Food: Spaetzle with Gravy
  • Charity Involvement: Feed my starving children/ Operation christmas child

National Competition Results

  • 2022 Women's Development Program National Championships, Mesa, Ariz. - 8th-BB(T) (Sr. A)
  • 2020 Nastia Liukin Cup, Milwaukee, Wis. - 10th-AA (Jr. Div.)

International Competition Results

LEGEND

  • Women: AA = All Around | VT = Vault | UB = Uneven Bars | BB = Balance Beam | FX = Floor Exercise | (T) = Tie
  • Men: AA = All Around | FX = Floor Exercise | PH = Pommel Horse | SR = Still Rings | VT = Vault | PB = Parallel Bars | HB = Horizontal Bars | (T) = Tie
  • Rhythmic AA = All Around | RP = Rope | HP = Hoop | BA = Ball | CL = Clubs | RB = Ribbon | (T) = Tie
  • Acrobatic: DY = Dynamic | BL = Balance | AA = All Around | CB = Combined
  • T&T: TR = Trampoline | TU = Tumbling | DM = Double Mini | SY = Synchronized Trampoline
  • Parkour: FS - Freestyle | SP = Speed