Oussama Mellouli

Oussama Mellouli
Oussama Mellouli in 2013
Personal information
Native name
يوسف 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)
CoachDave Salo (USC)
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
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 drug ban, 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.