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Full name	Melanie M. Valerio
National team	United States
Born	(1969-05-07) May 7, 1969 Cleveland, Ohio
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Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
College team	University of Virginia
Medal record {#REDIRECTmw:Help:Magic words#Other This page is a soft redirect. style="width:100%; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #000000;" #REDIRECTmw:Help:Magic words#Other This page is a soft redirect.- |- style="background-color:#eeeeee;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | Women's swimming |- style="background-color:#eeeeee;text-align:center;" class="adr" ! colspan="3" | Competitor for the United States |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | Olympic Games |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1996 Atlanta || 4x100 m freestyle |- style="background-color:#cccccc;text-align:center;" ! colspan="3" | Pan Pacific Championships |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1993 Kobe || 4x100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1995 Atlanta || 4x100 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1995 Atlanta || 4x200 m freestyle |- style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" |Gold medal – first place|| 1997 Fukuoka || 4x100 m freestyle #REDIRECTmw:Help:Magic words#Other This page is a soft redirect.} </th></tr></table> Melanie M. Valerio (born May 7, 1969) is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. Valerio was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated from the Hawken School in Gates Mills, Ohio. Afterward, she attended the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she swam for the Virginia Cavaliers swimming and diving team. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, Valerio earned a gold medal by swimming for the winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the women's 4x100-meter freestyle relay. Valerio races Ironman and is an elite age-group member of the Timex Multisport Team. She often blogs her races and training for Timex.[1]. See also List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women) List of University of Virginia people References