Donald Paige - Later Life

Later Life

Since retiring from athletics, Paige has worked on the design of track and field facilities, as owner of his own consultancy company.

Looking back at the Olympic boycott, Paige has no lingering ill-feeling, in fact he is reported as saying he understood and supported President Carter's decision, even writing an article explaining his reasons for his school newspaper. His main regret, he has stated, was not getting the chance of 'walking in the opening ceremonies with all of those athletes from around the world'.

On his defeat of Seb Coe after the Olympics, Paige can recall it vividly but is realistic enough to state "I was No. 1 in the world, but Sebastian Coe was a better half-miler than me, I just beat him that day."