Martin Higdon

Martin Higdon
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
BornQ3. 1943[1]
Gloucester, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Pole vault
ClubHercules Wimbledon AC

Martin Higdon (born 1943) is a former international athlete who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Higdon was a member of the Hercules Wimbledon Athletic Club and specialised in the pole vault.[2] A college lecturer at Loughborough College by profession,[3] he represented England and Great Britain at international level.[4]

Higdon was twice a podium finisher at the AAA Championships,[5][6] third behind Mike Bull at the 1966 AAA Championships[7][8] and runner-up behind Bull at the 1969 AAA Championships.[9][10]

Higdon represented the England team[11] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland,[12] where he competed in the pole vault event.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Martin Higdon (Hercules Wimbledon)". Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. 1 July 1970. p. 8. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Martin Higdon, now he's happy". Daily Mirror. 14 July 1970. p. 20. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Graham may be pushed by Scots star". Belfast News-Letter. 9 June 1967. p. 14. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Gamoudi holds off Tulloch in six miles". Western Daily Press. 9 July 1966. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Hurdler Dave flies in for Britain". The People. 10 July 1966. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Shock victory by Irish middle-distance man". Hull Daily Mail. 2 August 1969. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Yorkshire hat-trick in AAA championships". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 3 August 1969. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ↑ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  12. ↑ "England's Men Athletes For Games". Evening News (London). 8 June 1970. p. 1. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ↑ "England Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
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