José Meolans
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| Full name | José Martín Meolans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 22, 1978 Córdoba, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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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
External links
References
- ^ José Meolans for River
- ^ "Swimming Results". Retrieved 2007-08-04.
- ^ "Pan American Games Rio 2007 Results". Retrieved 2007-07-29.
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