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Paul Hamm
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Full name: Paul Elbert Hamm
Country Represented: Flag of the United States United States
Date of birth: September 24, 1982 (1982-09-24) (age 25)
Place of birth: Washburn, Wisconsin
Hometown: Waukesha, Wisconsin
Height: 5 feet 6 inches (1. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) There are also the Town of Washburn in Clark County and the Town of Washburn in Bayfield County. Waukesha (ˈwɔːkɨʃɔː is a city in and the County seat of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, in the the 7 m)
Club: Ohio State University
Head coach(es): Miles Avery
Arnold Kventenadze
Doug Stibel

Paul Elbert Hamm (born September 24, 1982 in Washburn, Wisconsin) is a US gymnast and Olympic gold medalist. The Ohio State University ( OSU) is a Coeducational public Research university in the state of Ohio. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) There are also the Town of Washburn in Clark County and the Town of Washburn in Bayfield County. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Gymnastics is a Sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength agility and coordination

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Career

In 2003, he became the first American man to win the all-around title at the world championships. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, alongside his twin brother Morgan. The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Morgan Carl Hamm (born September 24, 1982 in Washburn Wisconsin) is a US gymnast. He won the silver medal in the team event 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. He nearly won the Gold on the Horizontal bar but because of the tie breaker he was awarded silver.

Hamm held a good position after three rounds, but a disastrous fall on the vault, in which he nearly fell into the judges' bench, dropped him to 12th place and he looked to be completely out of the running for a medal of any sort. Indeed, had a judge and the bench not been able to break Hamm's fall, he might have fallen from the podium and sustained injury. However, numerous faults by the other gymnasts, combined with Hamm's performance on the parallel bars, returned him to fourth place after the fifth rotation. His high bar routine gained him a score of 9. 837, winning him the gold medal by a margin of . 012, the closest in Olympic Gymnastics history. His scores on the six disciplines were:

After the Olympics

The brothers Hamm took some time off after the Olympics to focus on school at Ohio State University. The Ohio State University ( OSU) is a Coeducational public Research university in the state of Ohio. They announced in February 2007 that they would return to competitive gymnastics, starting at the 2007 VISA Championships. The brothers have also competed several times in Ninja Warrior Sasuke, a Japanese sports challenge show. SASUKE is a Japanese Sports entertainment Television special where 100 competitors attempt to complete four Obstacle course stages Both have made it at least to the second round. In March 2008, Paul won the American Cup held in New York City. This was the first time he won this competition and performed with a strong showing.

Gold medal controversy

Allegations

Almost immediately after the competition, Hamm's gold in the Men's all-around event was called into doubt due to a scoring issue.

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) ruled that South Korean bronze medalist Yang Tae Young was incorrectly given a start value of 9. The Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG or International Federation of Gymnastics (IFG is the governing body of competitive Gymnastics. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Yang Tae-Young (born July 8, 1980, Seoul) is a South Korean 2004 Olympic medalist in Artistic gymnastics. 9 instead of 10. 0 in the parallel bars event during the all-around final. The 0. 100 point omitted from Yang's start value in parallel bars, determined by the difficulty of the routine, was because the judges believed Yang had performed a move called a "morisue" instead of a "belle" during his routine. The difference in difficulty between those two moves -- the 0. 100 point -- was the difference between third and first, and, therefore, between the bronze medal and the gold medal. The FIG suspended three judges but said the results would not be changed. The long-standing "Rules of Play" doctrine has prohibited sports officials from changing after a competition the decisions of officials during the competition.

The USOC also argued that changing scores after the fact was a violation of the rules of the competition (under which gymnastic scores must be disputed immediately -- before the gymnasts move to the next piece of equipment, but certainly before the medals are awarded) and that second-guessing scores set a harmful precedent in that the judges at the event had to make the decisions and nothing would ever be finalized if second guessing and video review of entire competitions after they ended were permitted. Hamm supporters also pointed out that Yang's routine included 4 'hangs' instead of the 3 allowed, an error that, if caught, would have resulted in a penalty of . 2 points, removing Yang from medal contention.

Others argued that this deduction had not been taken when other gymnasts had exceeded the required number and therefore ought not to apply in this case. Hamm supporters also contended that Hamm had earned the right to be the last gymnast to compete based on his performance in the initial night of the competition and knowing what he needed to earn a gold, silver, or bronze medal, he had adjusted his high bar routine accordingly. If Yang Tae Young had been awarded an additional 0. 100 point, Hamm would have been able to adjust his routine to take account of that fact, and might have earned a higher score on the high bar, the final piece of equipment.

Hamm supporters contended that it would be like changing a two point basket before the first half of a basketball game into a three-point shot based on a video review after the game that showed the shooter was behind the three-point line, thereby deciding that the shooter's team would be awarded the win because the game was tied at the end of regulation. If the extra point had been awarded when it was scored, the opponent could have changed its strategy to account for the opponent's additional score.

Eventually, Bruno Grandi, President of the FIG, stated that the FIG would not change the results of the all-around. Bruno Grandi (born May 9, 1934) is an Italian sportsman currently president of the FIG (Federation Internationale de Gymnastique since 1996 and a member However, the FIG sent a letter to Hamm in care of the United States Olympic Committee, stating:

If, (according to you [sic] declarations to the press), you would return your medal to the Korean if the FIG requested it, then such an action would be recognised as the ultimate demonstration of Fair-play by the whole world. The FIG and the IOC would highly appreciate the magnitude of this gesture.

In the letter, Grandi stated that Yand Tae Young was the "true winner" of the competition.

For the complete text, see this link.

The USOC was outraged by the FIG's request and refused to deliver the letter. In a response letter to the FIG, the USOC stated:

The USOC views this letter as a blatant and inappropriate attempt on the part of FIG to once again shift responsibility for its own mistakes and instead pressure Mr. Hamm into resolving what has become an embarrassing situation for the Federation. The USOC finds this request to be improper, outrageous and so far beyond the bounds of what is acceptable that it refuses to transmit the letter to Mr. Hamm.

In the letter, the USOC also noted that the International Olympic Committee ("IOC") and its president, Jacques Rogge, opposed FIG's efforts to pressure Hamm in this manner, in direct contradiction to an implication made in the FIG's letter. Jacques Count Rogge (born May 2 1942 ( pronounced in Dutch) is a Belgian sports functionary

For the complete text of the USOC's response, see this link.

Yang then filed an official appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), seeking to have his score changed and be awarded the gold medal. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ( CAS; Tribunal Arbitral du Sport or TAS in French) is an international arbitration body set up to settle disputes On September 27, 2004, Hamm and the USOC appeared before the court in Lausanne, Switzerland during a hearing that lasted eleven and one-half hours. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Lausanne ( pronounced, Losanna is a city in Romandy, the French -speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Nearly one month later, on October 21, 2004, a three-judge CAS panel announced that the results from the Olympics would remain and that Paul Hamm would get to keep the gold medal. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The verdict was final and could not be appealed. (See this link for the complete text of the decision. )

When asked whether or not he still deserved the gold medal by a news reporter, Hamm replied that he "shouldn't even be dealing with this. " He later went on to say, "I do understand and feel the disappointment that Yang Tae Young has been subjected to, and I hope he understands what I have been through as well. "

Effects of controversy

Immediately the following Olympics, General Mills announced which U. General Mills ( is a Fortune 500 Corporation, mainly concerned with Food products which is headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota S. Olympians would appear on individual boxes of Wheaties cereal: swimmer Michael Phelps, female gymnast Carly Patterson, and sprinter Justin Gatlin. Wheaties, a wheat and bran mixture baked into flakes is a Breakfast cereal introduced in 1924 and marketed by the General Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance Michael Fred Phelps (born June 30 1985 is an American swimmer. Female (♀ is the Sex of an Organism, or a part of an organism which produces ova (egg cells Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of Gymnastics. Competitive gymnasts perform short routines (ranging from approximately 30 to 90 Seconds on different apparatus Carly Rae Patterson (born February 4 1988 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American former Gymnast. Justin Gatlin (born February 10, 1982) is an American sprinter. Hamm was in talks to appear on a box, but the talks were dropped after the controversy. Typically, these appearances are quite prestigious and often lead to other endorsement deals.

Sullivan Award

Hamm was the James E. Sullivan Award winner for 2004 as the outstanding amateur athlete in the United States. The AAU James E Sullivan Award, known as the Oscar of sports awards is presented annually by the United States Amateur Athletic Union to the most outstanding amateur

Sasuke

Hamm also competed on the popular Japanese television show, Sasuke (in America/UK: Ninja Warrior). SASUKE is a Japanese Sports entertainment Television special where 100 competitors attempt to complete four Obstacle course stages He and his brother Morgan took part in three tournaments (#14, 15, and 16). Paul made it to the second stage of the 14th competition but missed completing it by inches (he cleared the last obstacle, the "Wall Lift", but forgot to hit the red button before time ran out). In the 15th, he was unable to pass the First Stage obstacle, the "Warped Wall". In the 16th he made it to the second stage again but failed on the obstacle known as the "Metal Spin".

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