Stephanie Hammerman
{{Short description|American crossfit trainer with cerebral palsy}}
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Stephanie Hammerman-Roach is the world's first CrossFit Level 2 trainer with cerebral palsy. CrossFit has said{{Cite web |last=Yinger |first=Melissa |date=August 21, 2020 |title=Steph Hammerman's Staying Driven |url=https://www.crossfit.com/steph-hammermans-staying-driven |access-date=June 9, 2022 |website=CrossFit}} she is the first woman with Cerebral Palsy to work for them as a trainer and Nike signed her as their first sponsored adaptive athlete from 2018 to 2022. She cites the death of one of her best friends in 2005 as her inspiration.{{cite news |last1=Mansmann |first1=Julie |date=January 22, 2014 |title=Adaptive athlete, a Kennedy grad, inspires nationwide |publisher=LI Herald |url=https://www.liherald.com/stories/Adaptive-athlete-a-Kennedy-grad-inspires-nationwide,52411 |accessdate=July 1, 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Danger |first1=Jessica |date=January 17, 2019 |title=How CrossFitter Steph Hammerman Became Nike's First Adaptive Training Sponsored Athlete |publisher=Morning Chalk Up |url=https://morningchalkup.com/2019/01/17/how-crossfitter-steph-hammerman-became-nikes-first-adaptive-sponsored-athlete/ |accessdate=July 1, 2020}} She was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma Stage 3B in 2016.{{cite news |title=Meet Steph Hammerman: How this cancer survivor overcame to become the 1st CrossFit Level 2 trainer with cerebral palsy |publisher=Good Morning America |url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/wellness/story/meet-steph-hammerman-cancer-survivor-overcame-1st-crossfit-61446974 |access-date=December 22, 2020}}
Hammerman, known as Steph or The Hammer, grew up in Merrick, New York and graduated from Kennedy High School in 2008. Hammerman went on to study for a master's degree in college student affairs at Nova Southeastern University and an undergraduate degree from Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida.
Career
Steph began her career as a child model with a feature for Toys R’Us.{{cn|date=April 2023}} She was a special guest commentator as a toy reviewer on CNN by the age of 6 and was a columnist for WE magazine at 10.{{Cn|date=April 2023}}
At the age of 30, Hammerman had been featured on Good Morning America,{{Cite web |date=March 4, 2019 |title=Meet Steph Hammerman: How this cancer survivor overcame to become the 1st CrossFit Level 2 trainer with cerebral palsy |url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/wellness/story/meet-steph-hammerman-cancer-survivor-overcame-1st-crossfit-61446974 |access-date=June 9, 2022 |website=Good Morning America}} CNN,{{Cite news |date=July 3, 2013 |title=Adaptive athlete breaks CrossFit Barrier |work=CNN |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg02E0xf5xQ |access-date=June 9, 2022}} in Shape, People{{Cite web |last=Mazziotta |first=Julie |date=April 22, 2019 |title=How This Woman with Cerebral Palsy Beat Expectations — and Cancer — to Open Her Own CrossFit Gym |url=https://people.com/health/cerebral-palsy-level-2-crossfit-coach-overcame-cancer/ |access-date=June 9, 2022 |website=People}} and on the YouTube channel CrossFit. Hammerman has been involved in fitness since 2012.{{Cite book |last=Hammerman-Roach |first=Stephanie |title=DRIVEN |publisher=Incorgnito Publishing Press |year=2022 |isbn=9781944589813 |edition=1st |language=English}}
Personal
Stephanie married Tyler Roach in a private ceremony on December 4, 2020. They reside in Scottsdale, Arizona.{{cn|date=April 2023}}
Steph has 3 siblings {{cite web |title=Leverage Adaptive Fitness to Stay DRIVEN with Steph The Hammer |url=https://www.abilities.com/community/staying-driven.html |website=Abilities |access-date=3 May 2023}} Her youngest sister is named Amanda.{{cite news |last1=Hammerman |first1=Amanda |title=My Sister, Who Refuses to Fail |url=http://oychicago.com/tmpl-article.aspx?id=28958 |access-date=3 May 2023 |publisher=Oy! Chicago |date=November 8, 2017}}