José Meolans
Argentine swimmer
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Meolans in 2012.
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Full name | José Martín Meolans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born |
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1978-06-22
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June 22, 1978
(age
45)
Córdoba , Argentina |
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Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club |
Academia Natacion Gabriel Taborin
River Plate [1] |
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Medal record
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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, Russia .
A year later he won 100m 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 consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996.
In the 24th International Championship held on 2006 in Porto, Portugal , he won two gold medals in freestyle: 50 metres (23.14 sec) and 100 (50.66 sec). He also finished third at the 2006 FINA Short Course World Championships in 100 metre freestyle.
See also
References
- ↑ "José Meolans for River" . Archived from the original on 2014-03-06 . Retrieved 2011-02-18 .
- ↑ "Swimming Results" . Archived from the original on 2011-05-18 . Retrieved 2007-08-04 .
- ↑ "Pan American Games Rio 2007 Results" . Archived from the original on 2007-07-14 . Retrieved 2007-07-29 .
External links
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José Meolans
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Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
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Preceded by |
Olimpia de Oro
1997 |
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