Chris Hammer (athlete)

Christopher Hammer (born 30 March 1986) is an American paratriathlete and former para-athletics middle-distance runner. He was born without his left hand. He competed at the Paralympic Games three times: in para-athletics he ran the men's T46 marathon, 800m and 1500m at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and changed to paratriathlon for the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics.^[1][2][3]

Chris Hammer

Personal information
Born	(1986-03-30) 30 March 1986 (age 39) Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Paratriathlon
Disability class	PTS5
Medal record Men's para-athletics Representing  United States Parapan American Games 2011 Guadalajara 1500m T46 Men's paratriathlon Paralympic Games 2024 Paris PTS5 World Championships 2021 Abu Dhabi PTS5 2014 Edmonton PTS5 2017 Rotterdam PTS5 2019 Lausanne PTS5 2022 Abu Dhabi PTS5 2023 Ponteverde PTS5 Americas Championships 2016 Sarasota PT4 2017 Sarasota PTS5 2018 Sarasota-Bradenton PTS5 2014 Dallas PT4 2015 Monterrey PT4 2021 Pleasant Prairie PTS5 2022 Sarasota-Bradenton PTS5 2024 Miami PTS5 2019 Sarasota-Bradenton PTS5 2023 Sarasota PTS5

In 2018 he started coaching triathlon at Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia. Hammer has level 2 coaching certification and is a member of the USA Triathlon Nationals Coaching Committee. Hammer has a master's degree in sport psychology from Eastern Washington University and from the University of Utah he has an MBA and a PhD in sport psychology.^[4]