About Keith Forsythe
Lived 1927 – 2003 (aged 75). Keith Forsythe was a New Zealand athletics competitor.
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).
Representing Hawke's Bay/Poverty Bay, Forsythe won two New Zealand national athletics titles in the triple jump, in 1946 and 1948.
At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, Forsythe represented New Zealand in both the long jump and triple jump. He finished in fourth place in the long jump with a best leap of , and fifth in the triple jump, recording a best distance of .
Forsythe died on 18 July 2003.
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Who was Keith Forsythe?
New Zealand field athlete (1927-2003)
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Keith Forsythe was born on 4 August 1927 in Waimate.
When did Keith Forsythe die?
Keith Forsythe died on 18 July 2003.
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Keith Forsythe was an athletics competitor.
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Keith Forsythe was New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Keith Forsythe. https://biography.guide/keith-forsythe/
MLA: "Keith Forsythe." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/keith-forsythe/.
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