I really feel like that concept of enjoying the now and not worrying about the future is what my coach has been trying to teach me for 14 years - and that is what has made me such a different athlete 10 years later, and that is what has made me strong enough mentally to make this Olympic team.

Melanie Roach (born December 15 1974 in The Dalles Oregon) is an Olympic weightlifter for the United States. Roach is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She placed 6th out of 9.

After reconstructive surgery Melanie Roach slowly became interested in weightlifting. She placed 6th out of 9. She is 5'2" and 117 lbs.