Background
Hammond was born on 1 October 1980 in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Hammond was born on 1 October 1980 in Aberdeen, Scotland.
He is currently the head coach of the rifle team at the West Virginia University. Has a Bachelor in geography and a masters in sport management. At the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China, Hammond competed in three events as the sole representative in rifle for Great Britain.
2010 Hammond"s first medal of the Games came in the pairs three position 50 metres rifle.
Hammond and teammate Neil Stirton finished in a tie for second, behind Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang of India, having recorded the same score as English pair James Huckle and Kenny Parry but were awarded the bronze medal on the x count, an additional target within the maximum 10 target. His first gold medal came in the 50 metres rifle prone pairs.
Again partnered by Stirton the Scottish duo scored 1181-1174x to beat England"s Mike Babb and Richard Wilson. Hammond was selected as one of ten shooters to represent Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
He competed in the men"s 50 metre rifle prone event held at the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich and the 50 metre 3 positions.
He finished in 17th in the prone and in 41st in the 3 positions event.