Peter Higgins (athlete)
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Athletics | ||
Competitor for  United Kingdom | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1956 Melbourne | 4x400 metre relay |
Francis Peter Higgins (16 November 1928 – 8 September 1993) was a British athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. He was born in Stockton-on-Tees.
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]
References
- ↑ British Olympic Medallists. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-23.
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