Mel Spence
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Birth name | Melville Spence | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 2 January 1936 Kingston, Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 28 October 2012(2012-10-28) (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.
External links
- Melville Spence at Olympics.com
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Commonwealth Games champions in men's 4 × 400 metres relay
(1930–1966)
- 1930: Leigh-Wood, Townend, Burghley, Brangwin (ENG)
- 1934: Rathbone, Blake, Stoneley, Rampling (ENG)
- 1938: Orr, Dale, Fritz, Loaring (CAN)
- 1950: Carr, Gedge, Humphreys, Price (AUS)
- 1954: Higgins, Dick, Fryer, Johnson (ENG)
- 1958: Day, Evans, Potgieter, M.C. Spence (RSA)
- 1962: Kerr, Khan, M.A. Spence, M. Spence (JAM)
- 1966: Yearwood, Bernard, Roberts, Mottley (TTO)
(1970–present)
- 1970: Nyamau, Sang, Ouko, Asati (KEN)
- 1974: Asati, Musyoki, Sang, Koskei (KEN)
- 1978: Kimaiyo, Ngetich, Njiri, Koskei (KEN)
- 1982: Cook, Brown, Scutt, Bennett (ENG)
- 1986: Akabusi, Brown, Black, Bennett (ENG)
- 1990: D. Kitur, S. Kitur, Kipkemboi, Mwanzia (KEN)
- 1994: McKenzie, Crampton, Patrick, Ladejo (ENG)
- 1998: Clarke, Haughton, McDonald, Martin (JAM)
- 2002: Deacon, Baldock, Rawlinson, Caines (ENG)
- 2006: Steffensen, Troode, Ormrod, Hill (AUS)
- 2010: Milburn, Moore, Cole, Wroe (AUS)
- 2014: Williams, Bingham, Awde, Hudson-Smith (ENG)
- 2018: Maotoanong, Thebe, Nkobolo, Makwala (BOT)
- 2022: St. Hillaire, Guevara, Cedenio, Richards (TTO)
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