Michael Stember (born January 30, 1978) is a track and field athlete from the United States who is known for his achievements in the middle distance events.

His first international competition was winning the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 1997 Pan American Junior Championships.

As a sophomore in 1994 at the CIF California State Meet he finished second in the 1600 metres to the future American marathon great Meb Keflezighi.

He ran the 800 metre leg on Stanford's "world record" claiming team for the unsanctioned Indoor "Distance Medley Relay".

Stember ended up running the men's 1500 meters at the 2000 Summer Olympics, but did not make it to the final round.