David Higgins (archer)

David Higgins
Personal information
Nationality  Australia
Born 1968
Bankstown (NSW)

David Higgins (born 1968) is an Australian Paralympic archery silver medalist. A paraplegic from the Lake Macquarie suburb of Eleebana,[1] he started archery at the age of eleven and two years later he became the first paraplegic in Australia to qualify for a national championship in archery against able-bodied archers.[2] He was Australia's youngest team member at the age of 16 at the 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Paralympics. He won a silver medal in the Men's Short Metric Round Team 1A–6 event [1][3] and finished 7th in the Men's Double Advanced Metric Round Paraplegic event.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Young archer wins silver". Paraquad News: 43. July–August 1984.
  2. ↑ "Club History". Newcastle City Archers. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "1984 Australian archery silver medals". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  4. ↑ D. L. Higgins's profile on paralympic.org. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  5. ↑ Advanced Metric Round "1984 Men's Double Advanced Metric Round paraplegic Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 August 2012.