Ernest Higgins (cyclist)
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Born | [1] Manchester | 19 April 1908|||||||||||||
Died | 1996 (aged 88) Manchester | |||||||||||||
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Club | Manchester Wheelers | |||||||||||||
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Ernest Wilfred Higgins (1908-1996) was an English cyclist who competed for England.
Cycling career[]
Higgins won a gold medal in the 1000 yards sprint at the 1934 British Empire Games in London. He rode for the Manchester Wheelers Club.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Births". Free BMD.
- ^ ""Cycling." Times, 19 June 1937, p. 5". Times Digital Archives.
Categories:
- 1908 births
- 1996 deaths
- English male cyclists
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling
- Cyclists at the 1934 British Empire Games
- English cycling biography stubs