Melville Spence (2 January 1936 – 28 October 2012) 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.
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.Pan American Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2012-05-12. He was part of the winning Jamaican 4×400 metres relay team at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games.
Both Mel and his twin brother were recruited to run for Arizona State University during the civil rights movement of the late 1950s, among the first international athletes to come to the US for athletics.
International competitions Representing 1955Pan American GamesMexico City, Mexico6th (h)200 m22.195th400 m48.842nd4 × 400 m relay3:12.631956Olympic GamesMelbourne, Australia31st (h)200 m22.1310th (sf)400 m47.588th (h)4 × 400 m relay3:11.011957British West Indies ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica2nd400 m47.62nd800 m1:51.11st4 × 100 m relay41.91st4 × 400 m relay3:14.01958British Empire and Commonwealth GamesCardiff, United Kingdom30th (h)440 y50.21959British West Indies ChampionshipsGeorgetown, British Guiana3rd400 m3rd800 m1st4 × 400 m relay3:09.5Pan American Games1Chicago, United States4th800 m1:50.01st4 × 400 m relay3:05.31960British West Indies ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica3rd400 m47.11962Central American and Caribbean GamesKingston, Jamaica4th400 m47.72nd800 m1:53.01st4 × 400 m relay3:11.6British Empire and Commonwealth GamesPerth, Australia6th440 y47.813th (h)880 y1:52.31st4 × 440 y relay3:10.21963Pan American GamesSão Paulo, Brazil2nd400 m46.943rd4 × 400 m relay3:12.611964Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan4th4 × 400 m relay3:02.31966Central American and Caribbean GamesSan Juan, Puerto Rico1st4 × 400 m relay3:08.8British Empire and Commonwealth GamesKingston, Jamaica17th (h)440 y48.3 1Representing
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