Mal Spence
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Malcolm Emanuel Augustus "Mal"•Spence |
| Used name | Mal•Spence |
| Born | 2 January 1936 in Kingston, Kingston (JAM) |
| Died | 30 October 2017 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (USA) |
| Measurements | 177 cm / 71 kg |
| NOC |  Jamaica  West Indies Federation |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Mal Spence had the following podium finishes at major championships: 1st in the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 4×440 yards Relay (with George Kerr, Laurie Khan, and Mel Spence), 3rd in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 4×440 yards Relay (with George Kerr, Keith Gardner, and the non-Olympian Gerald James); 1st in the 1959 Pan American Games 4×400 metres Relay (with Mel Spence, George Kerr, and the non-Olympian Basil Ince [TRI]), 3rd in the 1959 Pan American Games 400 metres, 3rd in the 1963 Pan American Games 4×400 metres Relay (with Rupert Hoilette, Mel Spence, and the non-Olympian Anthony Carr). In the 440 yards event Mal Spence finished fifth in the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, was eliminated in the quarter-finals in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, and in the heats in the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. In all British Empire and Commonwealth Games he competed for Jamiaca and in the Pan American Games he competed for the British West Indies in 1959 and for Jamaica in 1963.
Personal Bests: 200 – unknown; 400 – 46.4y (1959).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Summer Olympics | Athletics | JAM |
Mal Spence | |||
| 200 metres, Men (Olympic) | 6 h5 r1/4 | |||||
| 400 metres, Men (Olympic) | 6 h2 r3/4 | |||||
| 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) | Jamaica | AC r2/2 | ||||
| 1960 Summer Olympics | Athletics | WIF |
Mal Spence | |||
| 400 metres, Men (Olympic) | 5 h2 r3/4 | |||||
| 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) | West Indies Federation | 3 | Bronze | |||
| 1964 Summer Olympics | Athletics | JAM |
Mal Spence | |||
| 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic) | Jamaica | 4 |
Olympic family relations
- Twin brother of Mel Spence
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (1–0–2 1959 Chicago ATH gold: 4×400 m relay, bronze: 400 m (competed for the British West Indies); 1963 São Paulo bronze: 4×400 m relay (competed for Jamaica))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the British Empire/Commonwealth Games (1–0–1 1958 Cardiff ATH bronze: 4×440 yards relay (competed for Jamaica); 1962 Perth ATH gold: 4×440 yards relay (competed for Jamaica))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games (1–0–1 1962 Kingston ATH gold: 4×400 m relay, bronze: 400 m (competed for Jamaica))