Keith Forsythe

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.

Not to be confused with Keith Forsyth.

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)

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. "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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