Mel Spence
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| Birth name | Melville Spence | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 January 1936 Kingston, Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 October 2012 (aged 76) Florida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Melville "Mel" Spence (2 January 1936 – 28 October 2012)[1] was a Jamaican sprinter who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics. He is the twin brother of Mal Spence, an Olympic sprint medalist.[2]
He was a relay silver medalist at the 1955 Pan American Games and was runner-up in the individual 400 m event at the 1963 Pan American Games.[3] He was part of the winning Jamaican 4×400 metres relay team at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games.
References
- ^ "Melville Spence: international repute through talent and good values, says PM Simpson Miller | Government of Jamaica Office of the Prime Minister". Opm.gov.jm. 1 November 2012. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mel Spence". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ Pan American Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2012-05-12.
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