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DeutschPeter Higgins (athlete)
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ British Olympic Medallists. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-23.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1954 Athletes". Team England.
External links
[edit]- Peter Higgins at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Peter Higgins at Olympics.com
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