Jack Higgins (runner)

Jack Higgins
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2001-09-20) 20 September 2001
Sport
SportAthletics
EventMiddle distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800m: 1:46.69 (Birmingham, 2025)

Jack Higgins (born 20 September 2001) is a British middle-distance runner. He won the British Athletics Indoor Championships in 2024, over 800 metres, and was also runner-up the following year. [1]

Career

He runs for Tonbridge athletics club. He was the winner of the British 800 metres indoor title in February 2024 with a personal best time of 1:47.91, causing an upset against pre-race favourite Guy Learmonth at the 2024 British Indoor Athletics Championships.[2][3] However, Higgins' world ranking was not sufficiently high enough to compete at the subsequent World Indoor Championships in Glasgow.[4][5]

He finished second behind Justin Davies whilst competing over 800 metres at the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, on 23 February 2025.[6] He was selected for the British team for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn.[7][8] At these championships he ran 1:48.12 without qualifying for the 800 metres semi-finals.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Jack Higgins". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 Feb 2025.
  2. ^ "UK national championships". World Athletics. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 24 Feb 2025.
  3. ^ Rhodes, James (21 February 2024). "Brilliant in Birmingham & Super in Seville – Weekend Round Up". Fast Running. Retrieved 24 Feb 2025.
  4. ^ "Guy Learmonth accuses British Athletics of 'nonsense' decision over World Indoor Championships". Independent. 23 Feb 2025. Retrieved 24 Feb 2025.
  5. ^ Henderson, Jason (Feb 23, 2024). "Guy Learmonth fuming over World Indoors snub". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 Feb 2025.
  6. ^ Henderson, Jason (23 Feb 2025). "George Mills leads Euro qualifiers at UK Indoor Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  7. ^ "GB & NI TEAM SELECTED FOR THE EUROPEAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025". British Athletics. 26 Feb 2025. Retrieved 26 Feb 2025.
  8. ^ Henderson, Jason (Feb 26, 2025). "Molly Caudery leads British team for European Indoor Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 26 Feb 2025.
  9. ^ Crumley, Euan (7 March 2025). "Agony for Amber Anning at European Indoors". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
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