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Francis Peter Higgins (16 November 1928 – 8 September 1993) was a British athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres.

Peter Higgins

Personal information
Nationality	England
Born	16 November 1928 Stockton-on-Tees
Died	8 September 1993 (aged 64)
Medal record Athletics Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne 4x400m relay Representing  England British Empire & Commonwealth Games 1954 Vancouver 4x440y relay

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

External links

• Peter Higgins at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Peter Higgins at the International Olympic Committee

На других языках

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- [en] Peter Higgins (athlete)

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[fr] Francis Higgins

Francis Peter Higgins (né le 16 novembre 1928 à Stockton-on-Tees et décédé le 8 septembre 1993) est un athlète britannique spécialiste du 400 mètres. Il mesurait 1,79 m pour 67 kg.

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[it] Peter Higgins

Francis Peter Higgins (Stockton-on-Tees, 16 novembre 1928 – 8 settembre 1993) è stato un velocista britannico, specializzato nei 400 metri piani.

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