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 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]

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