Francis Higgins
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Peter Higgins was a British
athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres.
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
.
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres.
He competed for Great Britain in the 1956 Summer Olympics
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...
held in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
where he won the bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metre relay with his team mates Michael Wheeler
Michael Wheeler (athlete)
Michael Keith Valentine "Mike" Wheeler is a former British athlete who competed in the 440 yards / 400 metres.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 Peter Higgins, John...
, John Salisbury and Derek Johnson
Derek Johnson
Derek Johnson was a British athlete, who was born in Chigwell, Essex. He did his National Service in Egypt before going up to Lincoln College, Oxford to read medicine in 1953...
.