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| Born | (1986-03-30) 30 March 1986 (age 38) Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paratriathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | PTS5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christopher "Chris" 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]
In 2018 he started coaching triathlon at Davis & Elkins CollegeinElkins, 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]
