| Melanio Olmedo | |
| Fullname: | Melanio Olmedo Bretón |
| Birth Date: | 19 January 1932 |
| Death Place: | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay |
| Years1: | 1948-1955 |
| Clubs1: | Sol de América |
| Years2: | 1955-1958 |
| Clubs2: | FC Barcelona |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 1956-1957 |
| Clubs3: | → UE Lleida (loan) |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1957-1958 |
| Clubs4: | → CE Europa (loan) |
| Years5: | 1958-1959 |
| Clubs5: | Lusitano Evora |
| Caps5: | 17 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 1959-1960 |
| Clubs6: | Marítimo |
| Nationalteam1: | Paraguay |
| Nationalyears1: | 1953-1955 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Melanio Olmedo (19 January 1932 - 4 February 2012)[1] [2] was a Paraguayan footballer. 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]