| Birth Date: | 20 May 1978 |
| Education: | East Stroudsburg High School Princeton University |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | 3000 metres steeplechase |
Michael Spence (born May 20, 1978) is an American former athlete who competed in long-distance running events.[1]
Raised in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, Spence attended East Stroudsburg High School and was a District 11 cross country champion, before taking up the steeplechase as a specialty while a varsity athlete at Princeton University. He won the 1997 USA junior steeplechase title and trained in Utah under Olympics coach Chick Hislop.[2]
Spence was a silver medalist for the United States in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, behind countryman Joshua McAdams who passed him in the final lap.[3] At the 2008 U.S. Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon, Spence missed out on a place for Beijing after coming in sixth position.[4]