Morgan Hamm

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Medal record
Competitor for United States
Artistic Gymnastics
Olympic Games
Silver	2004 Athens	Team competition
World Championships
Silver	2003 Anaheim	Team competition

Morgan Carl Hamm (born September 24, 1982 in Washburn, Wisconsin) is a US gymnast.

He competed at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney while aged 17, and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, alongside his twin brother Paul, helping the American team win the silver medal in the team gymnastics competition. Morgan's contribution to this historic medal was vital: he performed on four of the six pieces and was the highest scorer for the team on vault and high bar, where other more renowned gymnasts had faltered. He also competed in floor and high bar finals, and only a tie-breaker kept him from taking bronze on the latter piece.

Morgan was a member of the US team for 2003 world championships, where he helped them to a silver medal.

Morgan Hamm also competed with his brother, Paul Hamm in the three 2005 Sasuke competitions (#14, #15, #16). In the 14th competition he failed the "Warped Wall" in the First Stage. In the 15th competition, he made it to the third stage and ultimately failed on the "Curtain Cling" obstacle. In the 16th, he failed the First Stage's "Warped Wall" again.

In February, 2007, Hamm announced that he would return to competitive gymnastics^{[citation needed]}.

He competed at the 2007 Visa National Championships, on floor and pommel horse.

Morgan is currently believed to be engaged and is said to have proposed to his current fiance during a trip to the island of Jamaica.