Background
Hamm is the son of Sandy and Cecily Hamm. His father was an All-American springboard diver.
Hamm is the son of Sandy and Cecily Hamm. His father was an All-American springboard diver.
In 2014, he successfully completed his studies and earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree. He is currently a practicing Doctor of Pharmacy
He represented the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics and at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Hamm was named to the 2008 Summer Olympic team, but withdrew from it due to injury. Morgan"s contribution to this victory was vital as he performed on four of the six pieces and was the highest scorer for the team on vault and high Barometer
He also competed in floor and high bar finals, and only a tie-breaker kept him from taking bronze on the latter event.
In February 2007, Hamm announced that he would return to competitive gymnastics. He competed at the 2007 Visa National Championships, on floor and pommel horse.
He competed at the 2008 Nationals and at the Olympic Trials. He was warned by the United States Anti-Doping Agency in July for testing positive for glucocorticosteroid, which is not performance-enhancing or banned but only allowed if proper paperwork is filed to document that the drug is used for therapeutic reasons.
Hamm received the substance through an anti-inflammatory shot to his injured ankle but failed to file the paperwork and his results at the May 24 nationals competition were thrown out.
Hamm claimed that he had a legitimate medical need for the drug. He was ultimately selected for the 2008 Olympic team However, Hamm withdrew from the games on August 7, 2008, due to an ankle injury.
Alexander Artemev replaced him on the team
In the 14th competition he timed out before he could attempt the "Rope Climb" in the First Stage. In the 15th competition, he made it to the third stage and ultimately failed on the "Curtain Cling" obstacle.
Morgan Hamm was the first person to officially introduce the B-Boy maneuver to gymnastics. 2008 season
2007 season
2004 season
2003 season
2002 season
2001 season
2000 season.
He was a member of the silver-medal winning team at the 2003 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Morgan was a member of the United States team at the 2003 World Championships, where he helped earn a silver medal.