| Birth Date: | 27 April 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Marathon |
Michael Melamed (born 27 April 1975 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan long-distance runner, motivational speaker, financing coach, teacher in philosophy and physiotherapist. Despite being physically disabled from low muscle tone,[1] he has completed the New York City Marathon, Berlin Marathon, Chicago Marathon and the Boston Marathon.[2] [3] Melamed has also climbed Venezuela's highest mountain, Pico Bolívar. As a consequence of complicated delivery due to nuchal cord, Melamed has generalized muscle hypotonia.[4]
Melamed is an economist graduated from Caracas' Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, a Gestalt Psychotherapist and in 2012 received an honorary degree from Valencia's Universidad Tecnológica del Centro.