Ted Higgins
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 20 September 2001 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Middle distance running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 800m: 1:47.09 (2025) 1500m: 3:37.36 (2025) Mile: 4:01.81 (2025) 3000m: 8:33.48 (2024) Indoor 800m: 1:49.40 (2025) 1500m: 3:39.52 (2006) Mile: 4:01.81 (2025) |
Ted Higgins (born 20 September 2001) is a British middle-distance and cross country runner.[1]
Biography
His twin brother Jack is also a middle-distance runner with both running for Tonbridge Athletics Club.[2]
In December 2025, Higgins ran 7:57.31 over 3000 metres to win the South of England indoor title and took part in his first official 5 km race on the roads in Battersea on 31 December, placing second in 13:38 behind Joe Wigfield.[3]
Higgins opened 2026 with an indoor personal best over 1500 metres in Sheffield, running 3:39.52 to finish three hundredths of a second in front of his brother Jack.[4] Higgins ran 3:57.05 for the indoor mile at Lee Valley in February 2026.[5] Later that month, he ran a personal best 7:53.21 to place third overall in the 3000 metres at the 2026 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham behind Tom Keen and Henry McLuckie.[6] Later that month, he had a top-five finish at the English National Cross Country Championships in Sedgefield.[7] In April, Higgins ran the third fastest time overall as he helped Tonbridge AC to a second place finish at the 2026 the British national road relay championships.[8] In May, Higgins finished third with a time of 3:39.73 for the 1500m at The Belfast Classic.[9] In May, he also won over 800 metres competing for Tonbridge in the National Athletics League opener in Derby.[10] That month, he was named in the England team for the 2026 Loughborough International, finishing runner-up to Freddie Rowe in the Gandy Mile.[11][12] In June, he won over 1500 metres at the Josef Odložil Memorial in Prague.[13] That month, he qualified for the final of the 1500 metres at the 2026 British Championships, placing fourth overall.[14] In July, he finished second in the mile to Reuben Reina at the Cork City Sports in Ireland.[15]
References
- ↑ "Ted Higgins". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
- ↑ "Higgins brothers lead the way at Kent League". Tonbridgeac.org.uk. 13 October 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ↑ "ALEX BELL AND JOE WIGFIELD RUN 5KM PBS IN BATTERSEA". Athletics Weekly. 31 Dec 2025. Retrieved 1 Jan 2026.
- ↑ "BMC Sheffield Indoor Grand Prix". World Athletics. 18 Jan 2026. Retrieved 22 Jan 2026.
- ↑ "SUPER SIX MILE RECORDS AND FOUR INSIDE FOUR AT LEE VALLEY". Athletics Weekly. 5 Feb 2026. Retrieved 5 Feb 2026.
- ↑ "REGIS TURNS BACK THE CLOCK WITH RECORD RUN AT NOVUNA UK ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 15 Feb 2026. Retrieved 15 Feb 2026.
- ↑ "LUCY JONES AND HUGO MILNER WIN ENGLISH NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY TITLES". Athletics Weekly. 22 February 2026. Retrieved 22 Feb 2026.
- ↑ Duff, Martin (13 April 2026). "BRISTOL & WEST'S MEN AND BELGRAVE'S WOMEN CAPTURE NATIONAL ROAD RELAY TITLES". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
- ↑ Mills, Steven (9 May 2026). "McLuckie breaks Ovett's 39-year-old stadium record in the 3000m in Belfast". European Athletics. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "THAMES VALLEY HARRIERS WIN NATIONAL ATHLETICS LEAGUE OPENER". Athletics Weekly. 25 May 2026. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
- ↑ "BIG NAMES DESCEND ON LOUGHBOROUGH INTERNATIONAL". Athletics Weekly. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ "Loughborough International: England team announced". England Athletics. 12 May 2026. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ↑ "Results - Josef Odlozil Memorial 2026". Watch Athletics. 1 June 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Novuna UK Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 20 June 2026. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
- ↑ Considine, Tony (8 July 2026). "'It was really good' — Nicola Tuthill lays down marker with second place finish at Cork City Sports". Independent.ie. Retrieved 13 July 2026.