Rochelle Stevens

Rochelle Stevens

Personal information
Born	September 8, 1966 (1966-09-08) (age 58) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Education	Melrose High School (Memphis, Tennessee)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing the United States Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta 4x400 m relay 1992 Barcelona 4x400 m relay World Championships 1995 Gothenburg 4x400 m relay 1991 Tokyo 4x400 m relay Goodwill Games 1990 Seattle 4x400 m relay 1990 Seattle 400m Pan American Games 1987 Indianapolis 4x400 m relay

Rochelle Stevens (born September 8, 1966) is a former 1996 Olympic gold medalist for the United States in the women's 4x400-meter relay. She was also part of the team that won the silver medal in the same event and 6th in the world at 400 meters at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Track and Field Head Coach at LeMoyne-Owen College since 2021.

Biography

At college-level, she was an NCAA Division I 400 m champion and won NCAA All-American honours eleven times. She won at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on four occasions and was the 400 m champion at the 1992 US Olympic Trials. Over the course of her career she placed in the season's top-ten 400 m runners a total of six times.

Since 1999, Stevens helped thousands of clients lose weight and get healthy with her weight loss and cardio DVD at Rochelle's Health and Wellness Spa. The Memphis City Council renamed a street in front of Stevens alma mater Melrose High School (Memphis, Tennessee) to Olympian Rochelle Stevens Avenue.

In 2021, LeMoyne-Owen College hired Stevens as Track and Field Head Coach and Director of Operations.