Oussama Mellouli

Oussama Mellouli
Oussama Mellouli in 2013
Personal information
Native nameأسامة الملولي
Full nameOussama Mellouli
Nickname(s)The Mediterranean's Shark, The Shark of Carthage, Ous
Nationality Tunisia
Born (1984-02-16) 16 February 1984 (age 40)
La Marsa, Tunisia
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFree, IM
ClubTunisia Esperance of Tunisia
College teamUSC Trojans (USA)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 1500 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 10 km marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 1500 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2009 Rome 1500 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2013 Barcelona 5 km open water
Silver medal – second place 2009 Rome 400 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2009 Rome 800 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Barcelona 400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Montreal 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Montreal 400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Barcelona 10 km open water
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2004 Indianapolis 400 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2010 Dubai 1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2010 Dubai 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2014 Doha 1500 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Indianapolis 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Dubai 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Dubai 400 m freestyle
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Almería 800 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2005 Almería 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2005 Almería 400 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara 400 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara 1500 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mersin 400 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mersin 1500 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2001 Tunis 400 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2013 Mersin 200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2013 Mersin 200 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2013 Mersin 400 m freestyle
Pan Arab Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Doha 50 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2011 Doha 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2011 Doha 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2011 Doha 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2011 Doha 1500 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2011 Doha 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2011 Doha 200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2011 Doha 200 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2011 Doha 50 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2011 Doha 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2011 Doha 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2011 Doha 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2011 Doha 400 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2011 Doha 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2011 Doha 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2011 Doha 4×100 m medley

Oussama "Ous" Mellouli (Arabic: أسامة الملولي; born 16 February 1984) is a Tunisian swimmer who competes in the freestyle and medley events. He is a three-time Olympic medalist, is an African record holder, and trains with the USC Trojans team based at the University of Southern California, where he studied as a computer science undergraduate and swam collegiately.

Since returning from an Adderall-related drugs ban, Oussama Mellouli was the 1500 m freestyle World champion at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships with a winning time of 14:37.28, then the second-best performance of all time. Mellouli was the gold medalist in the 1500 freestyle at the 2008 Olympics, the bronze medalist in the 1500 freestyle at the 2012 Olympics, and the gold medalist in the 10 km marathon swim at the 2012 Olympics. He is the first Olympian to win medals in both the open water and the pool in a single Olympics.[1]

  1. ^ "Ous Mellouli Looking for Repeat Gold in Rio". SwimSwam. June 10, 2016.