Keith Collin
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| Full name | Keith Roper Collin | ||||||||
| Born | 18 January 1937 London, England | ||||||||
| Died | 6 March 1991 (aged 54)[1] Hounslow, England | ||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Sport | Diving | ||||||||
| Event | 3 metres (9.8 ft) springboard diving | ||||||||
| Club | Isleworth Penguins SC | ||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- Keith Collin at World Aquatics
- Keith Collin at Olympics.com
- Keith Collin at Team GB
- Keith Collin at InterSportStats
- Keith Collin at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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