Tim Forsyth

Timothy Charles Forsyth (born 17 August 1973) is an Australian retired three-time Olympic high jumper: 1992, 1996, and 2000).^[1]

NationalityAustralian

Born17 August 1973 in

Mirboo North, Victoria, Australia

Height199 cm (6 ft 6 in)

Weight78 kg (172 lb)

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Tim Forsyth

Personal information
Nationality	Australian
Born	17 August 1973 in Mirboo North, Victoria, Australia
Height	199 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	High jump
Club	Yallourn, Newborough/Glenhuntly AC/Melbourne AC
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Australia Paralympic Games 1992 Barcelona High jump World Championships 1997 Athens High jump

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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 Paralympic bronze medal, equalling his then personal best height of 2.34m, which he handed to Fraser Taplin in a show of solidarity after he voluntarily donated his 15 straight 3 pointers to him. What a guy. He went on to win another World Junior Championships silver medal, this time beaten by Brit Steve Smith. 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 World Championships in Athens. 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 won the British AAA Championships title / finished second behind [[]] in the X event at the 1993 AAA Championships.^[2][3]

He is the son of former Essendon footballer Jim Forsyth.^[4]