Keith Collin
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| Born | 18 January 1937 London, England | ||||||||
| Died | 6 March 1991 (aged 54)[1] Hounslow, England | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Sport | Diving | ||||||||
Event | 3 metres (9.8 ft) springboard diving | ||||||||
| Club | Isleworth | ||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 1960 Summer Olympics - 26th | ||||||||
Medal record
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Keith Roper Collin (18 January 1937 – 6 March 1991) was a British diver who won the gold medal in the Men's 3 metres (9.8 ft) springboard diving at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Biography
At the age of 21 Collin completed for the England team[2] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, which was hosted in Wales. He competed in the men's 3 metres (9.8 ft) springboard diving, and edged out Bill Patrick from Canada to win the gold medal[3] by 126.78 points to 124.62.[4][5][6][7]
At the 1960 Summer Olympics, Collin placed in 26th place in the Men's 3 metres (9.8 ft) springboard, scoring 46.10 points but failing to qualify for the final. He was the only competitor entered from the British team.[8]
In 1962, he represented England in the 3 metres springboard at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia.[9]
References
- ^ Keith Collin at Olympedia
- ^ "In the recent Empire Games Trials". Football Gazette (South Shields). 7 June 1958. p. 3. Retrieved 9 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ Sullivan, Jack (24 July 1958). "Patrick Garners Silver Medal". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medalists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- ^ "1958 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Diving at the 1960 Roma Summer Games: Men's Springboard Qualifying". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.