Olympic Games
| Year | Venue | Points Race | 3km Individual Pursuit |
| 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 20 | 5 |
World Championships
| Year | Venue | 3km Individual Pursuit | Omnium | Team Pursuit |
| 2011/2012 | Melbourne, VIC, AUS | 3 | 5 | |
| 2010/2011 | Apeldoorn, NED | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009/2010 | Ballerup, DEN | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 2008 | Manchester, GBR | 2 | ||
| 2007 | Palma de Mallorca, ESP | 1 | ||
| 2006 | Bordeaux, FRA | 1 |
Pan American Championships
| Year | Venue | 3km Individual Pursuit | Omnium | Team Pursuit |
| 2010/2011 | Aguascalientes, MEX | 1 | 1 | 1 |
World Cup Overview 2008 - 2012
| Year | Venue | 3km Individual Pursuit | Omnium | Team Pursuit |
| 2011/2012 | London, GBR | 1 | ||
| 2011/2012 | Cali, COL | 1 | 3 | |
| 2010/2011 | Manchester, GBR | 1 | 3 | |
| 2010/2011 | Cali, COL | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009/2010 | Cali, COL | 1 | 2 |
World Cup (Ranking)
| Year | 3km Individual Pursuit | Omnium |
| 2011/2012 | 2 | |
| 2010/2011 | 3 | |
| 2009/2010 | 7 |
Hobbies
Reading, hiking with her dogs, skiing. (2012trackworlds.com.au, 04 Apr 2012)
Occupation
Athlete
Family
Husband Andy Sparks.
Club name
OUCH Pro Cycling, Temecula, CA, USA
Coach
Andy Sparks [husband] (sarahhammer.us, 2012)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
She began cycling at the age of eight. (2012trackworlds.com.au, 04 Apr 2012)
Reason for taking up this sport
Her father Cliff introduced her to the sport. (2012trackworlds.com.au, 04 Apr 2012)
Ambitions
To win gold at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (cyclingshorts.co.uk, 27 Jul 2011)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning at the 2002 World Cup in Sydney - "It was great because there was some negativity before the race and at the race people thinking that I didn't have what it takes to compete at the world level." (fixedgearfever.com, 11 May 2007)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Get a plan and stick to it." (roadtobeijing.org, 11 May 2007)
Awards
In 2011 she became the first female athlete representing the USA to earn three medals at a world championship. (sarahhammer.us, 2012)
In 2010 she broke the world record for the 3000m team pursuit a day after breaking the record in the individual pursuit. (velonation.com, 13 Jan 2011)
General
COMEBACK KID
She left the sport when she was 19 as she had become disillusioned. "Cycling was my life at a very young age. After my World Cup win in Sydney [2002] I started not caring as much. I really didn't like the sport much anymore but felt pressured to stay in it. Finally I had the guts to say 'no more.'" Two years later she was working in a Colorado Springs bagel shop when she was inspired by the cycling at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens on television. In August 2005, she made a comeback to the sport. (sarahhammer.us, 2012)
SECURING THE FUTURE
She is the founder of the American Women's Track Cycling Fund, and the Sarah Hammer Track Development Program, which looks to support the future of American women's track racing by providing equipment, travel grants and seminars to developing female track cyclists. (cycling.teamusa.org, 2011)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
