Alfred Higgs (athlete)

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Alfred Higgs
Personal information
BornDecember 31, 1991 (1991-12-31) (age 32)
Freeport, Bahamas
Medal record
Athletics
Representing Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
NACAC U-23 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Irapuato 4x100 m relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Irapuato 4x400 m relay

Alfred Higgs (born 31 December 1991) is a Bahamian sprinter from Freeport, Bahamas who competed in the 100m and 200. He attended Tabernacle Baptist High School in Freeport, Bahamas, before going on to compete for Iowa Central Community College and the University of South Florida. [1] [2] Higgs competed at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Moncton, Canada and the 2015 IAAF World Relays in Nassau, Bahamas. [3]

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Personal bests

EventTimeVenueDate
100 m10.34 Council Bluffs, Iowa 26 APR 2012 [4]
200 m21.21 Council Bluffs, Iowa 26 APR 2012
400m  48.73 Tampa, Florida 13 MAR 2015

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References

  1. "Higgs competed in three events for USF as they hosted the Bulls Invitational in Tampa. He took first place in the 100-meter dash in a blazing 10.42 to top the conference bests list". theamerican.org. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  2. "The junior from the Bahamas had been nursing a bad right hamstring ever since coming up lame in the finals of the American Athletic Conference Championships earlier in the month". gousfbulls.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  3. "Deneko Brown, Blake Bartlett and Alfred Higgs on the Bahamian 4x100m team which competed at the IAAF World Relays in Nassau, finishing sixth in their heat in 39.32". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  4. "Higgs Personal Best". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 March 2022.