17 Facts About Morgan Hamm

Morgan Hamm is an Olympic silver medalist in the team competition at the 2004 Olympics and a two-time Olympian.

Morgan Hamm was a member of the silver-medal winning team at the 2003 World Championships.

Morgan Hamm was born September 24,1982, in Washburn, Wisconsin, to Sandy and Cecily Morgan Hamm.

Morgan Hamm's older sister, Elizabeth, is a former member of the USA Gymnastics Senior National Team.

Morgan Hamm was raised in Waukesha, Wisconsin and attended Waukesha South High School.

Morgan Hamm competed at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney at age 17, and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, alongside his twin brother Paul.

Morgan Hamm competed in the floor and horizontal bar finals and only a tie-breaker kept him from winning the bronze medal in the latter event.

Morgan Hamm was a member of the US team at the 2003 World Championships that won a silver medal in the team competition.

In February 2007, Morgan Hamm announced that he would return to competitive gymnastics.

Morgan Hamm competed at the 2007 Visa National Championships, on floor and pommel horse.

Morgan Hamm competed at the 2008 National Championships and the 2008 Olympic Trials.

Morgan Hamm claimed that he had a legitimate medical need for the drug.

Morgan Hamm was ultimately selected for the 2008 Olympic team.

However, Morgan Hamm withdrew from the Olympics on August 7,2008, due to an ankle injury.

Morgan Hamm was the first person to officially introduce the B-Boy maneuver Airflare to gymnastics.

Morgan Hamm competed alongside his brother, Paul Hamm, in the two 2005 Sasuke competitions.

In 2010, Morgan Hamm enrolled at Concordia University Wisconsin to study pharmacology.