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José Martin Meolans (born June 22, 1978 in
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) is a
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from
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, who won the world title in the 50 metre freestyle at the
2002 FINA Short Course World Championships The 6th FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Moscow, Russia on April 3–7, 2002. The event took place in the 25m-pool of the Olympiiski-complex, which also hosted the swimming event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer ...
in
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. A year later he won 100m freestyle at the
2003 Pan American Games The 2003 Pan American Games, officially the XIV Pan American Games () and commonly known as Santo Domingo 2003, were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from August 1 to 17, 2003. The successful bid for the Games was made in the mid-1990 ...
. Meolans, a member of the swimming team at the
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, is trained by Orlando Moccagatta. He competed in three consecutive
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for his native country, starting in 1996. In the 24th International Championship held on 2006 in
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, 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 The 8th FINA World Swimming Championships ( 25 m) swam April 5–9, 2006 at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, China Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and th ...
in 100 metre freestyle.


See also

* Argentine records in swimming * South American records in swimming


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* 1978 births Living people Swimmers from Córdoba, Argentina Argentine male freestyle swimmers Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Argentine male swimmers Olympic swimmers for Argentina Swimmers at the 1995 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1999 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2003 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2007 Pan American Games Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina Pan American Games bronze medalists for Argentina Pan American Games gold medalists in swimming Pan American Games silver medalists in swimming Pan American Games bronze medalists in swimming Goodwill Games medalists in swimming South American Games gold medalists for Argentina South American Games medalists in swimming Competitors at the 2006 South American Games Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games 21st-century Argentine sportsmen 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-swimming-bio-stub