Melanio Olmedo (19 January 1932 – 4 February 2012)[1][2] was a Paraguayan footballer who played as a defender. He was part of Paraguay's squad that won the 1953 South American Championship.[3]
Olmedo was selected in Paraguay's squad for the 1953 South American Championship in Peru.[3] He played four games in the tournament, including the final against Brazil, a 3–2 win that enabled Paraguay to win the competition, its first Copa America.[3] The game against Uruguay on 12 March was his first cap with Paraguay.[4]
Olmedo's fifth cap was a 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification game against Chile on 21 February 1954.[5]
He was again in Paraguay's squad for the 1955 South American Championship in Chile.[6] He only played one game during the competition, against Peru on 13 March.[6] It was his sixth and last cap with Paraguay.[4]
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