Peter Higgins (athlete)
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Francis Peter Higgins (16 November 1928 – 8 September 1993) was a British athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres, who competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
Higgins finished third behind Peter Fryer in the 440 yards event at the 1954 AAA Championships.[2][3] Shortly afterwards he represented the England team at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver,[4] where he won a gold medal in the 4 x 440 yards event with Peter Fryer, Alan Dick and Derek Johnson.[5][6]
Higgins was third again behind Fryer at the 1955 AAA Championships, improving to second behind Michael Wheeler at the 1956 AAA Championships.[7]
Later that year in 1956 he represented Great Britain at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia, where he won the bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metre relay with his team mates Michael Wheeler, John Salisbury and Derek Johnson.[1]
Higgins finally became the British 440 yards champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1957 AAA Championships.[8]
References
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- 1928 births
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- English male sprinters
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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- Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
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- Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics