David_Higgins_(archer)

David Higgins (archer)

David Higgins (archer)

Australian Paralympic archer

David L. Higgins (born 16 February 1968) is an Australian Paralympic archery silver medalist. A paraplegic from the Lake Macquarie suburb of Eleebana,[1] he started archery at the age of eleven and two years later he became the first paraplegic in Australia to qualify for a national championship in archery against able-bodied archers.[2] He was Australia's youngest team member at the age of 16 at the 1984 New York/Stoke Mandeville Paralympics. He won a silver medal in the Men's Short Metric Round Team 1A–6 event[1][3] and finished 7th in the Men's Double Advanced Metric Round Paraplegic event.[4][5]

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  1. [1]
    "Young archer wins silver". Paraquad News: 43. July–August 1984.
  2. [2]
    "Club History". Newcastle City Archers. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  3. [3]
    "1984 Australian archery silver medals". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
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    "D. L. Higgins". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  5. [5]
    Advanced Metric Round "1984 Men's Double Advanced Metric Round paraplegic Results". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 14 August 2012. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)


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