Peter Higgins (athlete)
Francis Peter Higgins (16 November 1928 – 8 September 1993) was a British athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres.
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| Born | 16 November 1928 Stockton-on-Tees | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 September 1993 (aged 64) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Athletics career
He competed for Great Britain in the 1956 Summer Olympics held 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.
He was also a 4×400 metres relay gold medallist for England at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.[1][2][3]
Personal life
He was born in Stockton-on-Tees and was also a Sports Teacher at Down Lane Central School, Tottenham, London, United Kingdom in the 1950s.
References
- British Olympic Medallists. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-23.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "1954 Athletes". Team England.
External links
- Peter Higgins at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Peter Higgins at the International Olympic Committee
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