Hi, my name is Tommy "The Hammer" Page. I have Cerebral Palsy, but I never let it slow me down. Starting in middle school at Santa Fe Christian in Solana Beach California, I played football, basketball and ran track. I did really well in those sports as I remember throwing a touchdown pass in football and hitting a three- pointer in basketball.

My freshman year in high school, I got the nickname "Hammer" and it stuck with me ever since. In high school, I started to really excel, throwing and catching touchdown passes and once nailing a 3-pointer at the buzzer to win the game.

My track career started in 1994 when a friend of mine Jessie Doyle told me about the track and field program at the United Cerebral Palsy of San Diego. Competing for the UCP of San Diego, I made it to the Nationals in Hartford Connecticut. It was a wonderful experience for me. At the Nationals, I entered almost every event and I won 9 gold medals and I set 1 national and 1 world record. Both of which still stand today five and a half years latter.

In 1995, I competed in 2 regional meets. One in Mesa Arizona and the other in San Diego. I won gold in all of the events that I entered. Following that, I returned to the Nationals in Hartford Connecticut again but this time I didn’t win any gold medals. I did however manage to win 2 silver and 2 bronze medals. The silver lining for that trip though was that I qualified for the Paraolympic trials in May of 1996. Also in 1995, I graduated high school from Santa Fe Christian and went on to attend Palomar College.

One of my most memorable meets was in December of 1995 when I went to the Pan American Games in Mar Del Plata, Argentina. Although I won 6 silver medals in Argentina, the thing that stands out most in my mind is how nice the people were, especially the girls.

In 1996, I went to the Paraolympic Trials, in Atlanta Georgia where I competed in the 100m and 400m races respectively. I finished third in both races and with that I qualified for the Paraolympics in the 400m race. I ended up not going however. Instead, I went to the Nationals again, mainly because it was being held in the party town of New Orleans. At the nationals that year, I won 2 gold, 6 silver and 2 bronze medals.

In 1997, I competed in only one track meet and that was the World Championships in Nottingham England. Unfortunately, I didn’t medal in any event. Yes, I was disappointed but I had a blast with all of my U.S. teammates as we went sight seeing.

The 1998 Nationals was the most fun for me. Not because of the track meet but because of the fun I had with my San Diego teammates. At that meet, I won 2 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze medal.

In the 1999 Regionals, I again won gold in every event I entered. I hit a milestone on June 12, 1999 when I won my 100 medal. It was a god medal in the Javelin. Following that, I went to the 99 Nationals where I won 3 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze medals. Currently, me medal count is at 108: 79 gold, 21 silver, and 8 bronze.