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
La Marsa, Tunisia
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFree, IM
Club Esperance of Tunisia
College teamUSC Trojans (USA)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing1500 m freestyle
2012 London10 km marathon
2012 London1500 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
2009 Rome1500 m freestyle
2013 Barcelona5 km open water
2009 Rome400 m freestyle
2009 Rome800 m freestyle
2003 Barcelona400 m medley
2005 Montreal400 m freestyle
2005 Montreal400 m medley
2013 Barcelona10 km open water
World Championships (SC)
2004 Indianapolis400 m medley
2010 Dubai1500 m freestyle
2010 Dubai400 m medley
2014 Doha1500 m freestyle
2004 Indianapolis200 m medley
2010 Dubai200 m freestyle
2010 Dubai400 m freestyle
Mediterranean Games
2005 Almería800 m freestyle
2005 Almería200 m medley
2005 Almería400 m medley
2009 Pescara200 m freestyle
2009 Pescara200 m medley
2009 Pescara400 m freestyle
2009 Pescara400 m medley
2009 Pescara1500 m freestyle
2013 Mersin400 m medley
2013 Mersin1500 m freestyle
2001 Tunis400 m medley
2013 Mersin200 m freestyle
2013 Mersin200 m medley
2013 Mersin400 m freestyle
Pan Arab Games
2011 Doha50 m freestyle
2011 Doha100 m freestyle
2011 Doha200 m freestyle
2011 Doha400 m freestyle
2011 Doha1500 m freestyle
2011 Doha100 m backstroke
2011 Doha200 m backstroke
2011 Doha200 m breaststroke
2011 Doha50 m butterfly
2011 Doha100 m butterfly
2011 Doha200 m butterfly
2011 Doha200 m medley
2011 Doha400 m medley
2011 Doha4×100 m freestyle
2011 Doha4×200 m freestyle
2011 Doha4×100 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.