José Meolans
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 José Meolans |
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| Men's Swimming | |||
Competitor for  Argentina |
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| World Championsips (SC) | |||
| Gold | 2002 Moscow | 50 m freestyle | |
| Silver | 1999 Hong Kong | 50 m freestyle | |
| Silver | 2002 Moscow | 100 m freestyle | |
| Bronze | 2006 Shanghai | 100 m freestyle | |
| Pan American Games | |||
| Gold | Santo Domingo 2003[1] | 100 m freestyle | |
| Silver | Winnipeg 1999 | 50 m freestyle | |
| Silver | Winnipeg 1999 | 100 m freestyle | |
| Silver | Santo Domingo 2003 | 50 m freestyle | |
| Silver | Santo Domingo 2003 | 100 m butterfly | |
| Silver | Rio de Janeiro 2007[2] | 100 m freestyle | |
| Bronze | Winnipeg 1999 | 100 m butterfly | |
José Martin Meolans (born June 22, 1978 in Córdoba) is a freestyle swimmer from Argentina, who won the world title in the 50 metre freestyle at the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships in Moscow.
A year later he won the golden medal in the 100 metre freestyle at the 2003 Pan American Games. Meolans, a member of the swimming team at the "Club Atlético River Plate", is trained by Orlando Moccagatta. He competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996.
In the 24th International Championship held on 2006 in Porto, Portugal, Meolans won two gold medals in freestyle: 50 metres (23.14 sec) and 100 (50.66 sec), and a bronze in the 2006 FINA Short Course World Championships in 100 metre freestyle.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- FINA profile for José Meolans
[edit] References
- ^ Swimming Results. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.
- ^ Pan American Games Rio 2007 Results. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.
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| Preceded by Carlos Espinola |
Olimpia de Oro 1997 |
Succeeded by Andrea González |
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