Keith Forsythe
Personal information
Full nameKeith Henderson Forsythe
Born(1927-08-04)4 August 1927
Waimate, New Zealand
Died18 July 2003(2003-07-18) (aged 75)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportTrack and field
Achievements and titles
National finalsTriple jump champion (1946, 1948)

Keith Henderson Forsythe (4 August 1927 – 18 July 2003) was a New Zealand field athlete who represented his country in the long jump and triple jump at the 1950 British Empire Games.

Biography

Born in Waimate on 4 August 1927, Forsythe was the son of Francis Forsythe and Jessie Dodds Forsythe (née Currie).[1][2]

Representing Hawke's Bay/Poverty Bay, Forsythe won two New Zealand national athletics titles in the triple jump, in 1946 and 1948.[3]

At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, Forsythe represented New Zealand in both the long jump and triple jump.[4] He finished in fourth place in the long jump with a best leap of 23 ft 3 in (7.09 m), and fifth in the triple jump, recording a best distance of 46 ft 7+3⁄4 in (14.22 m).[5]

Forsythe died on 18 July 2003.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Death search: registration number 2003/15823". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Births". Otago Daily Times. 6 August 1927. p. 10. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  3. ^ Hollings, Stephen (December 2016). "National champions 1887–2016" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Keith Forsythe". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Keith Forsythe". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2019.


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