José Meolans

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Medal record
José Meolans
Men's Swimming
Competitor for Argentina
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.