Terry Higgins

Terry Higgins served in the Royal Air Force in the aftermath of World War II, from 1946 through 1948. In his final year he was selected as a reserve with the British 4x400 metres track relay team for the London Olympics, but did not actually compete. Two years later at the 1950 British Empire Games, representing England, he won silver in the 4×440 yards relay alongside Derek Pugh, John Parlett, and Les Lewis, and was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 440 yards. He then got a chance to represent Great Britain at the Olympics in Helsinki in 1952, where he was fifth in the 4x400 metres relay with Lewis, Alan Dick, and Nick Stacey, and was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 400 metres.

During his athletics career, Higgins lived and worked in New Zealand, but eventually returned to Britain to study economics at Cambridge. He worked as an economist after graduating in 1958, later serving as Member of Parliament for Worthing from 1964 through 1997. During this time, he was appointed Financial Secretary to the Treasury for almost two years from 1972 through 1974. In 1997 he was created a life peer as Baron Higgins and served in the House of Lords until his 2019 retirement.

Personal Best: 400 – 47.8 (1951).