Mel Spence
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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]
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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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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.