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Paul Hamm (2008 Gymnastics Hopeful)

Welcome to our Focus on the Olympics articles that introduces you to our Olympic athletes and hopefuls that will be competing in Beijing this summer. Paul and his brother Morgan were featured as two of People’s “Most Eligible Bachelors” in 2004. .Paul

Meet Paul Hamm

Paul Elbert Hamm was born to Sandy, a former All-American diver, and Cecily. Their older sister Bets competed in gymnastics for Iowa State University. Both Paul and his twin brother Morgan are documenting their return to competitive gymnastics on the road to the Beijing Olympic Games. Fans can watch their progress by downloading clips of the twins practicing and performing new tricks. Following his success in Athens, Paul, along with Morgan, teammate Blaine Wilson, Olympic legend Shannon Miller and others embarked on a post-Games tour called the 2004 Rock & Roll Gymnastics Championships
Plans to pursue a career in business

Why Root For Him?

In 2003, he became the first American man to win the all-around title at the FIG World Championships. At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, he competed alongside twin brother Morgan and won the silver medal in the team event and the high bar. He made an astounding comeback from 12th place after falling on the vault, and was awarded gold in the individual all-around competition – becoming the only American man in Olympic history to win the gold medal in that event.

Following Athens, both Paul and Morgan took time off to focus on their studies at Ohio State University. They announced their return to competitive gymnastics in February 2007, and hope to qualify for the Beijing 2008 team.

Performance Record

  • Three-time U.S. National all-around Champion (2002, 2003, 2004)
  • 2007 Visa Championships floor exercise champion
  • 2004 Olympic Games all-around champion; team & high bar silver medalist
  • 2004 Visa Championships all-around, floor exercise & high bar champion
  • 2003 FIG World Championships all-around & floor exercise champion
  • 2003 FIG International Gymnast of the Year

The U.S. Gymnastics Team trials take place in June 19 to June 22 in Philadelphia, PA.

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About Heather Long

Heather Long is 35 years old and currently lives in Wylie, Texas. She has been a freelance writer for six years. Her husband and she met while working together at America Online over ten years ago. They have a beautiful daughter who just turned five years old. She is learning to read and preparing for kindergarten in the fall. An author of more than 300 articles and 500+ web copy pieces, Heather has also written three books as a ghostwriter. Empty Canoe Publishing accepted a novel of her own. A former horse breeder, Heather used to get most of her exercise outside. In late 2004, early 2005 Heather started studying fitness full time in order to get herself back into shape. Heather worked with a personal trainer for six months and works out regularly. She enjoys shaking up her routine and checking out new exercises. Her current favorites are the treadmill (she walks up to 90 minutes daily) and doing yoga for stretching. She also performs strength training two to three times a week. Her goals include performing in a marathon such as the Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness or Team in Training for Lymphoma research. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and experience through the fitness and marriage blogs.