Stephanie Hammerman-Roach is the world's first CrossFit Level 2 trainer with cerebral palsy. CrossFit has said[1] 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.[2][3] She was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma Stage 3B in 2016.[4]
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.[2]
Steph began her career as a child model with a feature for Toys R’Us.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
At the age of 30, Hammerman had been featured on Good Morning America,[5] CNN,[6] in Shape, People[7] and on the YouTube channel CrossFit.[1] Hammerman has been involved in fitness since 2012.[8]
Stephanie married Tyler Roach in a private ceremony on December 4, 2020. They reside in Scottsdale, Arizona.[citation needed]
Steph has 3 siblings that were unnamed in her personal memoir.[9] Her youngest sister is named Amanda.[10]