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Paul Hamm

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Gymnast

The Resume

    (September 24, 1982- )
    2004 Olympic Gold Medalist in the Individual All-Around competition.
    2004 Olympic Silver Medalist in the Horizontal Bar competition.

Why he might be annoying:

    His medal was contested by South Korean olympic officials due to a scoring error that cost Yang Tae-young the gold.
    The International Gymnastics Federation asked him to give up his gold medal after the scoring error.
    He had to testify in front of the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland about the medal controversy.
    His gold medal victory will always be notorious due to the medal dispute.
    His twin brother says he can be bossy sometimes.
    His nickname is Laup, an anagram for his first name, Paul.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He is the first American to win a World Championship All Around title (2003).
    He helped lead the United States men's gymnastics team to an Olympic Silver Medal in the team competition (2004).
    He has not given in to international pressure to give up his gold medal.
    About the gold medal controversy, he said: 'we shouldn't even be discussing this.'
    He looked at the trip to Switzerland as an opportunity for the International Gymnastics Federation to apologize.
    He enjoys playing tennis, cards and chess.

Credit: D


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 53 Votes: 69.81% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 36.84% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 221 Votes: 61.09% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 45 Votes: 48.89% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 1190 Votes: 68.74% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 408 Votes: 43.63% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 2377 Votes: 48.51% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 1293 Votes: 66.82% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 352 Votes: 41.19% Annoying