Geoff Hignett

Geoff Hignett

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	5 October 1950 Ormskirk, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	long jump
Club	Stretford AC

Geoffrey John Hignett (born 5 October 1950), is a male former athlete who competed for England.

Biography

Hignett represented England in the long jump, at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland ^{[1] [2] [3]} and also competed at the 1971 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki and won a bronze medal at the Universiade.

Hignett became the British long jump champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1973 AAA Championships. ^{[4] [5]} He would later podium twice more at the AAAs at the 1974 AAA Championships and the 1975 AAA Championships. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. "1970 Athletes". Team England.
2. "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
4. "Results" . The People. 15 July 1973. Retrieved 29 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Dave's run for the money" . Sunday Mirror. 15 July 1973. Retrieved 29 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
7. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 29 May 2025.