Melani Costa
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| Full name | Melania Felicitas Costa Schmid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 April 1989 Palma de Mallorca, Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Club de Natación La Salle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Florida (U.S.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Melania Felicitas Costa Schmid,[1] (born 24 April 1989), also known as Melani Costa, is a Spanish competition swimmer.[2]
She competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 200 m and the 4 × 200 m freestyle.[3] At the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's 400 metre freestyle, finishing 9th in the heats, failing to qualify for the final. She also competed in the women's 200 metre freestyle, finishing 9th in semifinal, failing to qualify for the final. She also competed in the 4 × 200 m freestyle, finishing in 10th, and the 4 × 100 m medley relay, finishing in 13th.[3] At the 2016 Olympics, she again competed in the 200 m and 400 m freestyle, finishing in 19th and 17th respectively. She also competed in the 4 × 100 m freestyle and 4 × 200 m freestyle, finishing in 13th and 16th.[3]
She won six medals in FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), including a gold medal. She is also silver medalist in the FINA World Aquatics Championships.
References
[edit]- ^ Real Federación Española de Natación
- ^ London2012.com Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Melani Costa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- Spanish people of German descent
- Sportspeople from Palma de Mallorca
- Spanish female freestyle swimmers
- Florida Gators women's swimmers
- Spanish expatriate swimmers in the United States
- Olympic swimmers for Spain
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Summer World University Games medalists in swimming
- Swimmers at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Spain
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Spain
- Mediterranean Games medalists in swimming
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Spain
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Spain
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Spain
- Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade
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- Saint Anthony Catholic University of Murcia alumni