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Post by Tim Wescott on Jun 27, 2004 6:04:49 GMT -5
Shane Hamman  Home Town: Mustang, Oklahoma, Currently living at the US Olympic Training Center Birth date: June 20, 1972 Height: 5’9 Weight: 370 lbs. Team: Unattached Coach: Dragomir Cioroslan Began Competing: December 1996 Accomplishments: 1997 Senior National Championships Gold Medallist 1997 Silver Dragon Team Member Gold Medallist 1997 American Open Gold Medallist 1997 NACACI Team Member Silver Medallist 1998 Senior National Championships Gold Medallist 1998 World team trials Gold Medallists 1998 American Open Gold Medallist 1999 NACACI Team Member Gold Medallist 1999 Pan American Games Team Member Gold Medallist 1999 Senior National Championships Gold Medallist 1999 Senior World Championships 15th place 2000 Senior National Championships Gold Medallist 2000 NACACI Team Member Gold Medallist 2001 Senior National Championships Gold Medallist 2000 Olympic Trials Gold Medallist 2000 Olympian 10th place 2001 Goodwill Games Team Member 6th place 2001 Senior World Team Member 5th place 2001 American Open Gold Medallist 2002 Mermet Cup Team Member Gold Medallist ***AMERICAN RECORD HOLDER*** SENIOR-105+kg-Snatch-195.5 kg. SENIOR-105+kg-Clean and Jerk-230 kg. SENIOR-105+kg-Total-422.5 kg. Shane crossed over from Power Lifting to Olympic lifting. He was named the most Outstanding male lifter at the 200 NACACI championships. In 1999 he was the only US man to win a gold medal at the 1999 Pan Am Games. |
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Post by Tim Wescott on Jun 27, 2004 6:07:53 GMT -5
 Hamman's back: The strongest man in the United States is back for his second Olympics. Oklahoma native Shane Hamman, an eight-time national champion, holds every American record in his weight class (105+kg /231+lbs). The first American to break the 400-kilogram barrier (881.75 lbs), Hamman finished 10th at the Sydney Olympics by lifting 420kg (926 lbs). No American has won Olympic gold in the unlimited division since Paul Anderson in 1956. Robert Laberge/Getty Images Shane Hamman is back for his second Olympics. Lucky beads At the 2003 World Championships in Vancouver, Hamman provided one of the most meaningful performances in U.S. weightlifting's history, single-handedly securing three U.S. berths in Athens with one powerful lift. The men's team entered the final day with no Olympic spots clinched. Since Hamman had blown his first two clean and jerk attempts, the hopes of the entire U.S. team rested on his final lift. Hamman successfully hoisted 230kg (507 lbs) to finish ninth. Those critical points enabled Team USA to finish in the top 27 and thus qualify a three-man team for the Games. (Hamman was later promoted to eighth place after the silver medalist, Artem Udachin of Ukraine tested positive). Hamman, who sported a five-inch-long braid from his chin, said afterwards that he never faced such pressure in his life. He had the highest finish among the American men. Tale of the tape "Sleek" is not the best word to describe Hamman. His neck, biceps and calves are all 22 inches around, and his other measurements are equally enormous -- 35-inch thighs, a 47-inch waist and a 62-inch chest. Not surprisingly, Hamman says he eats whatever he wants, consuming up to 7,000 calories a day. Despite his girth and free-flowing diet, Hamman is a well-coordinated and powerful athlete who can dunk a basketball (he has a 36-inch vertical leap) and drive a golf ball 350 yards. Pumping up Before a competition, Hamman battles through conflicting emotions. "First I am psyched and want to lift, and then I'll think to myself 'Why am I doing this?' " he says. "I go from being pumped to somewhat fearful to being crazy psyched again. It is a natural thing to me.' Hamman trains twice a day for about two hours each time on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and once a day on Tuesday and Saturday. In the morning, he does his squats and strength training. In the afternoon he works on his lifts. Guest star Hamman is outgoing, funny and well-spoken. He loves to eat, golf and drive around. Before the Sydney Games, Hamman lifted Jay Leno overhead on "The Tonight Show" and hoisted Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa on their show. He was also in a documentary called "The Science of Superhuman Strength" on the Discovery Channel. Rather be golfing Although he had always lifted during football season in high school, he never considered Olympic lifting until watching the Atlanta Games in 1996 at age 24. Though Hamman loves weightlifting, he says he would rather spend his days on the golf course trying to lower his 13 handicap. |
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Post by Tim Wescott on Jun 27, 2004 6:11:11 GMT -5
American Superheavyweight Olympic lifter. "strongest man in the America" : SHANE HAMMAN (Mustang, Okla.) is known as the “Strongest Man in America.” At 5’9” and 350 lbs., Hamman sports a 22-inch neck, 22-inch biceps, 22-inch calves, 35-inch thighs and a 62-inch chest and looks for his first Olympic medal this August at the Athens Olympic Games. Hamman eats “whatever he sees,” which consists of 7,000 calories a day. The 5’9 “giant” can dunk a basketball and is an avid golfer who carries an 8 handicap and hits the ball 350 yards. He also prides himself on being able to perform a standing back flip. Hamman, a 2000 U.S. Olympic Team member, finished 10th in Sydney and can squat 1,000 lbs., clean and jerk 500 lbs., snatch 430 lbs. and holds several American records in the Super Heavyweight class.  |
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Post by Robert on Jul 5, 2004 1:06:33 GMT -5
A man that size can do a back flip - Amazing. Olympic Lifting is trully a great sport. I wish i had a coach.  |
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Post by oldtimer1 on Jan 14, 2005 19:23:26 GMT -5
I always hear from Olympic lifters that the strongest men live in Europe. I think they live here but they chose to compete in the NFL. Just think if there was no NFL football. I could see all the line men training in Olympic lifting. We would have 40 men cleaning and jerking over 500lbs. They would be world beaters!
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