25 Facts About Paul Hamm

Paul Elbert Hamm was born on September 24,1982 and is a retired American artistic gymnast and member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team.

Paul Hamm is the 2004 Olympic all-around champion, a three-time Olympic medalist, and the 2003 World all-around champion.

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

Paul Hamm's twin brother, Morgan Hamm, is a gymnast and Olympic medalist.

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

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

Paul Hamm is a three-time, consecutive US National all-around champion, winning the titles from 2002 to 2004.

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Paul Hamm competed alongside his twin brother Morgan Paul Hamm and finished 5th in the team competition and 14th in the individual all-around competition.

Paul Hamm competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens with his twin brother Morgan Paul Hamm.

Paul Hamm won the silver medal in the team competition and won the gold medal in the all-around.

Paul Hamm nearly won the gold medal on the horizontal bar but was awarded the silver medal after a tiebreaker.

Paul Hamm supporters contended that Paul Hamm had earned the right to be the last gymnast to compete based on his performance on the initial night of the competition and knowing what he needed to earn a gold, silver, or bronze medal, he had adjusted his horizontal bar routine accordingly.

Paul Hamm was in talks to appear on a box, but the talks were dropped after the controversy.

Paul Hamm was the second gymnast to receive this honor after Kurt Thomas.

Paul and Morgan Hamm took some time off after the 2004 Olympics to focus on school at Ohio State University.

In March 2008, Paul Hamm won the American Cup held in New York City.

On May 22, Paul Hamm competed on the first day of the 2008 US Championships but was forced to withdraw after day one after injuring his hand.

Paul Hamm has indicated that he will permanently retire from the sport.

Paul Hamm retired from gymnastics and ended his run to make the 2012 Olympic team.

On December 15,2015, it was announced that Paul Hamm had been inducted into the 2016 class of the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame.

Paul Hamm competed on the popular Japanese television show, Sasuke.

Paul Hamm made it to the second stage of the 14th competition but missed completing it by inches.

On September 3,2011, Paul Hamm was accused of assaulting an Ohio taxi driver, damaging that taxi's window and refusing to pay his fare.

Paul Hamm was arrested, and while in custody threatened the arresting officers.

On Thursday, February 23,2012, Paul Hamm pleaded no contest to a reduced set of two misdemeanor charges in an Upper Arlington court in suburban Columbus.