Peter Higgins (athlete)


Francis Peter Higgins 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.

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.