Keith Collin (18 January 1937 – 6 March 1991) was a British diver who won the gold medal in the Men's springboard diving at the

1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Welsh: Gemau Ymerodraeth Prydain a'r Gymanwlad 1958) were held in Cardiff, Wales, from 18–26 July 1958. Thirty-five nations sent a total of 1,130 athletes and 228 officials to the Cardiff Games ...

and competed at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

Career

At the age of 21 Collin completed for

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at the

, which was hosted in

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. He competed in the Men's springboard diving, and edged out Bill Patrick from Canada to win the gold medal by 126.78 points to 124.62. At the

, Collin placed in 26th place in the Men's springboard, scoring 46.10 points but failing to qualify for the final. He was the only competitor entered from the British team. In 1962, he represented

in the 3 metres springboard at the

1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962. Athletic events were held at Perry Lakes Stadium in the suburb of Floreat and swimming events at Beatty Park in North Perth. The ...

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, Australia.

References

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 medallists in diving Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England 20th-century British sportspeople Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{UK-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub