Tim Forsyth (born 17 August 1973 in Mirboo North, Victoria, Australia) is a retired Australian three-time Olympic high jumper: 1992, 1996, and 2000). Forsyth's first success on the international scene came in 1990 with a silver medal at the World Junior Championships. In 1992 a 19-year-old Forsyth won an Olympic bronze medal, equalling his then personal best height of 2.34m. He went on to win another World Junior Championships silver medal, this time beaten by Brit

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. At the 1994 Commonwealth Games Forsyth finished ahead of Steve Smith. His ultimate personal best jump of 2.36m was set in 1997, five months before he won his last global-event medal: A bronze at the

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. 2.36m was his ninth Australian record, and also the Oceanian area record. Forsyth is a six-time national champion for Australia in the men's high jump event. He is the son of former

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footballer Jim Forsyth.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Forsyth, Tim 1973 births Living people Australian male high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Olympic athletes for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics World Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Australia Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Sportsmen from Victoria (state)