Keith Forsythe should not be confused with Keith Forsyth.
| Keith Forsythe | |
| Full Name: | Keith Henderson Forsythe |
| Birth Date: | 4 August 1927 |
| Birth Place: | Waimate, New Zealand |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Sport: | Track and field |
| Nationals: | Triple 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.
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 23feet, and fifth in the triple jump, recording a best distance of 46feet.[5]
Forsythe died on 18 July 2003.[1]