Rochelle Stevens (born September 8, 1966 in

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) is a former 1996 Olympic gold medalist for the

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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

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in Barcelona, Spain. Track and Field Head Coach at LeMoyne-Owen College since 2021.

Biography

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-level, she was an

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Division I 400 m champion and won NCAA

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n honours eleven times. She won at the

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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

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renamed a street in front of Stevens alma mater

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to Olympian Rochelle Stevens Avenue. In 2021 LeMoyne-Owen College has hired Stevens as Track and Field Head Coach and Director of Operations.

References

American female sprinters 1966 births Living people Morgan State Bears women's track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the United States in track and field Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field Sportspeople from Memphis, Tennessee Track and field athletes from Tennessee World Athletics Championships medalists Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Goodwill Games medalists in athletics World Athletics Championships winners Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games Olympic female sprinters Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States {{US-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub