Joel Stallworth

Personal life Stallworth was born on 22 May 1984 and grew up in East Stockton, California, which he described as "one of the roughest neighborhoods in California". In 2008, Stallworth served as an assistant coach for the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos track and field team.

In July 2019, Stallworth, his wife, and his son were accused by store management of stealing a basketball from a Nike, Inc. store at the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, California. Nike had sponsored Stallworth when he was a professional athlete in 2008. Stallworth described the incident as "embarrassing" and "disrespecting" because he had paid for the ball and had to present his receipt to the Santa Monica Police Department. In July 2020, they filed a civil rights lawsuit against Nike and the store manager for claims of racial profiling. In December 2020, the racial bias claim was dismissed by a judge who said Stallworth had failed to state claims against the other parties. The following week, Stallworth revived the claims on the basis that there was an agreement between the store and local police. In June 2021, Nike lost its motion to dismiss the suit and the case moved to the discovery phase.

As of 2016, Stallworth lived in the Los Angeles area. After his retirement from sprinting, Stallworth founded a streetwear brand.

Statistics Personal best progression + 400m progression # Mark Competition Venue Date 1 47.83 4th Woody Wilson Classic Davis, CA 2 46.99 Sac Inv Sacramento, CA 3 46.29 Turlock, CA 4 46.09 CCAA San Francisco, CA 5 45.40 NCAA-II Charlotte, NC