Peter Higgins (athlete)
British sprinter (1928–1993)
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| Nationality |  England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 November 1928 Stockton-on-Tees | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 September 1993 (aged 64) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Francis Peter Higgins (16 November 1928 – 8 September 1993) was a British athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres.
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]
References
External links
- Peter Higgins at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Peter Higgins at Olympics.com
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Commonwealth Games champions in men's 4 × 400 metres relay
(1930–1966)
- 1930:
Leigh-Wood, Townend, Burghley, Brangwin (ENG) - 1934: Rathbone, Blake, Stoneley, Rampling (ENG)
- 1938:
Orr, Dale, Fritz, Loaring (CAN) - 1950:
Carr, Gedge, Humphreys, Price (AUS) - 1954: Higgins, Dick, Fryer, Johnson (ENG)
- 1958:
Day, Evans, Potgieter, M.C. Spence (RSA) - 1962:
Kerr, Khan, M.A. Spence, M. Spence (JAM) - 1966:
Yearwood, Bernard, Roberts, Mottley (TTO)
(1970–present)
- 1970:
Nyamau, Sang, Ouko, Asati (KEN) - 1974: Asati, Musyoki, Sang, Koskei (KEN)
- 1978: Kimaiyo, Ngetich, Njiri, Koskei (KEN)
- 1982: Cook, Brown, Scutt, Bennett (ENG)
- 1986: Akabusi, Brown, Black, Bennett (ENG)
- 1990: D. Kitur, S. Kitur, Kipkemboi, Mwanzia (KEN)
- 1994: McKenzie, Crampton, Patrick, Ladejo (ENG)
- 1998:
Clarke, Haughton, McDonald, Martin (JAM) - 2002: Deacon, Baldock, Rawlinson, Caines (ENG)
- 2006: Steffensen, Troode, Ormrod, Hill (AUS)
- 2010: Milburn, Moore, Cole, Wroe (AUS)
- 2014: Williams, Bingham, Awde, Hudson-Smith (ENG)
- 2018:
Maotoanong, Thebe, Nkobolo, Makwala (BOT) - 2022: St. Hillaire, Guevara, Cedenio, Richards (TTO)
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