Mel Spence

Mel Spence
Personal information
Birth nameMelville Spence
Born2 January 1936
Kingston, Jamaica
Died28 October 2012(2012-10-28) (aged 76)
Florida
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  British West Indies (BWI)
Pan American Games
1959 Chicago4×400 m
Representing  Jamaica
Pan American Games
1963 São Paulo400 m
1963 São Paulo4×400 m
Commonwealth Games
1962 Perth4x440 yards
Central American and Caribbean Games
1962 Kingston4×400 m
1962 Kingston800 metres

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. He was part of the winning Jamaican 4×400 metres relay team at the 1962 Central American and Caribbean Games.