David Higgins
Personal information
Full nameDavid P Higgins
Nationality Australia
Born1968 (age 55–56)
Bankstown, New South Wales
Medal record
Archery
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place1984 New York/Stoke MandevilleMen's Short metric round team 1A–6

David L. Higgins (born 16 February 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 2 "Young archer wins silver". Paraquad News: 43. July–August 1984.
  2. ↑ "Club History". Newcastle City Archers. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "1984 Australian archery silver medals". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "D. L. Higgins". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  5. ↑ Advanced Metric Round "1984 Men's Double Advanced Metric Round paraplegic Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 August 2012. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)


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