Keith Stuart Mann (1 May 1932 – 13 November 2021) was a New Zealand fencer and fencing administrator. Mann was born on 1 May 1932. He won two New Zealand national titles in the men's épée, in 1960 and 1961. At the national championships in 1961, he was awarded the title of Master of Arms, and at the 1975 nationals he received the Domenico Angelo award. Mann represented New Zealand at the

1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...

and

1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Kingston, Jamaica, from 4 to 13 August 1966. This was the first time that the Games had been held outside the so-called White Dominions. The event was followed by the 1966 Commonweal ...

. At the 1962 games, he finished seventh in the men's individual épée, and did not progress beyond the elimination pool in the men's individual foil event. In the men's team épée, he competed for New Zealand alongside Bob Binning and

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, while in the men's team foil his teammates were Pickworth and

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; they finished fifth in both events. At the 1966 games, Mann again competed in the men's individual épée and foil, but did not progress beyond the elimination pool in either event. He finished fourth with Michael Henderson and Brian Pickworth in the men's team foil, while in the men's team épée he and teammates Bob Binning and Richard Peterson lost both of their ties in the elimination pool and did not advance further. Mann later served as president of Fencing Mid-South, and Fencing New Zealand, and was patron of the United Fencing Club in

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. He was also a New Zealand fencing selector for many years, and was a New Zealand team official at the

1970 British Commonwealth Games The 1970 British Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 16 to 25 July 1970. This was the first time the name British Commonwealth Games was adopted, the first time metric units rather than imperial units were used in all eve ...

in Edinburgh. He also coached New Zealand fencing teams and was involved with other sports including boxing and parasports, and was a member of the group that investigated the possibility of a bid by Christchurch to host the 2006 Winter Olympics. In the

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, Mann was appointed a

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, for services to sport, in particular fencing. Mann died in

on 13 November 2021.

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