Oussama Mellouli

Oussama Mellouli

Personal information
Native name	أسامة الملولي
Full name	Oussama Mellouli
Nickname(s)	The Mediterranean's Shark, Ous
Nationality	Tunisia
Born	(1984-02-16) 16 February 1984 (age 32) La Marsa, Tunisia
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Free, IM
Club	Esperance of Tunisia
College team	USC Trojans (USA)
Medal record Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 1500 m freestyle 2012 London 10 km marathon 2012 London 1500 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 2009 Rome 1500 m freestyle 2013 Barcelona 5 km open water 2009 Rome 400 m freestyle 2009 Rome 800 m freestyle 2003 Barcelona 400 m medley 2005 Montreal 400 m freestyle 2005 Montreal 400 m medley 2013 Barcelona 10 km open water Disqualified 2007 Melbourne 400 m freestyle Disqualified 2007 Melbourne 800 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 2004 Indianapolis 400 m medley 2010 Dubai 1500 m freestyle 2010 Dubai 400 m medley 2014 Doha 1500 m freestyle 2004 Indianapolis 200 m medley 2010 Dubai 200 m freestyle 2010 Dubai 400 m freestyle Mediterranean Games 2005 Almería 800 m freestyle 2005 Almería 200 m medley 2005 Almería 400 m medley 2009 Pescara 200 m freestyle 2009 Pescara 200 m medley 2009 Pescara 400 m freestyle 2009 Pescara 400 m medley 2009 Pescara 1500 m freestyle 2013 Mersin 400 m medley 2013 Mersin 1500 m freestyle 2001 Tunis 400 m medley 2013 Mersin 200 m freestyle 2013 Mersin 200 m medley 2013 Mersin 400 m freestyle Pan Arab Games 2011 Doha 50 m freestyle 2011 Doha 100 m freestyle 2011 Doha 200 m freestyle 2011 Doha 400 m freestyle 2011 Doha 1500 m freestyle 2011 Doha 100 m backstroke 2011 Doha 200 m backstroke 2011 Doha 200 m breaststroke 2011 Doha 50 m butterfly 2011 Doha 100 m butterfly 2011 Doha 200 m butterfly 2011 Doha 200 m medley 2011 Doha 400 m medley 2011 Doha 4×100 m freestyle 2011 Doha 4×200 m freestyle 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 has been 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

Born in Tunis, Mellouli left Tunisia at the age of 15 to study and train in France. He enrolled in USC Viterbi School of Engineering in 2003 after graduating from the Lycee Technologique du Rempart in Marseille, France. He swam for the USC Trojans and graduated in 2007 with a computer science bachelor's degree. He is a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program.

Mellouli won 1 silver medal in the 400m IM at the 2001 Mediterranean Games, in Tunis, Tunisia.

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