Jose Gabriel Melconian Alvez (born July 7, 1987) is an Olympic
freestyler
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swimmer from
Uruguay
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, with Armenian background.
Melconian competed at the
2011 Pan American Games
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in the
Men's 50 metre freestyle,
Men's 100 metre freestyle and at the
Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, finishing 9th, 12th and 5th respectively.
At the
2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the
Men's 100 metre freestyle, finishing in 35th place overall in the heats, failing to qualify for the semifinals.
Melconian no pudo
31 July 2012
His brother Martin Melconian is also a swimmer.
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1987 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Montevideo
Uruguayan male freestyle swimmers
Uruguayan people of Armenian descent
Olympic swimmers for Uruguay
Swimmers at the 2007 Pan American Games
Swimmers at the 2011 Pan American Games
Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Pan American Games competitors for Uruguay
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