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 | ||||||||
| 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 | edit source]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]
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- 1937 births
- 1991 deaths
- Divers from London
- British male divers
- Olympic divers for Great Britain
- Divers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Divers at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in diving
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- 20th-century British sportsmen
- Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- British diving (sport) biography stubs