Jack Higgins (runner)

Jack Higgins
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (2001-09-20) 20 September 2001
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)
Middle distance running, Cross country running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800m: 1:45.33 (Schifflange, 2025)
1500m: 3:39.55 (Birmingham, 2025)
Indoors
800m: 1:46.69 (Birmingham, 2025)
Mile: 4:05.10 (London, 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
European Cross Country Championships
2025 Lagoa Mixed relay

Jack Higgins (born 20 September 2001) is a British middle-distance and cross country runner. He has been British Indoor champion over 800 metres and 1500 metres. He represented Great Britain at the 2025 European Indoor Championships and 2026 World Indoor Championships.[1]

Biography

Higgins 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]

Higgins ran an indoor 800 metres personal best of 1:46.69 at the Keeley Klassic in Birmingham in February 2025.[6] Later that month, Higgins finished second behind Justin Davies whilst competing over 800 metres at the 2025 British Indoor Athletics Championships in Birmingham, on 23 February 2025, in 1:48.02.[7][8] He was subsequently selected for the British team for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in March 2025.[9][10] At the championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, he ran 1:48.12 in his heat without qualifying for the 800 metres semi-finals.[11]

Higgins won the men's mile at the Cardiff Cross Challenge on 8 November 2025, finishing ahead of Callum Elson to gain automatic selection for the British team for the mixed relay at the 2025 European Cross Country Championships in December 2025 in Portugal.[12][13][14] At the championships, he won the bronze medal alongside Elson, Ava Lloyd and Holly Dixon.[15]

Higgins ran 3:56.89 for the indoor mile at Lee Valley in February 2026.[16] That month, he won the 1500 metres in a championship record 3:38.12 at the 2026 British Indoor Athletics Championships, on the same day as his brother Ted won bronze in the 3000 metres.[17][18] On 1 March in Glasgow, he ran under the World Indoors qualifying standard in the men's 1500m with 3:35.60.[19] He was named in the British team for the 1500 metres at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland, and placed seventh in his heat, recording a time of 3:44.75 on 20 March.[20][21][22]

Personal life

His brother Ted Higgins is also a middle-distance runner who runs for Tonbridge athletics club.[23]

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. ^ "The Keeley Klassic". World Athletics. 15 February 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  7. ^ Henderson, Jason (23 Feb 2025). "George Mills leads Euro qualifiers at UK Indoor Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  8. ^ "UK Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 22 February 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  9. ^ "GB & NI TEAM SELECTED FOR THE EUROPEAN INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025". British Athletics. 26 Feb 2025. Retrieved 26 Feb 2025.
  10. ^ Henderson, Jason (Feb 26, 2025). "Molly Caudery leads British team for European Indoor Champs". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 26 Feb 2025.
  11. ^ Crumley, Euan (7 March 2025). "Agony for Amber Anning at European Indoors". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  12. ^ "DIXON AND HIGGINS WIN SHORT COURSE RACES AS CARDIFF CROSS CHALLENGE BEGINS". British Athletics. 8 November 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  13. ^ Henderson, Jason (8 November 2025). "TEENAGER CHEPKIRUI SHINES AT CARDIFF CROSS CHALLENGE". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  14. ^ Henderson, Jason (26 Nov 2025). "FITZGERALD, BARNICOAT, BEATTIE AND KEITH LEAD GB HOPES AT EURO CROSS IN LAGOA". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 28 Nov 2025.
  15. ^ "A SUPER SIX MEDALS FOR NOVUNA GB & NI TEAM AT THE 2026 EUROPEAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPS". British Athletics. 14 Dec 2025. Retrieved 15 Dec 2025.
  16. ^ "SUPER SIX MILE RECORDS AND FOUR INSIDE FOUR AT LEE VALLEY". Athletics Weekly. 5 Feb 2026. Retrieved 5 Feb 2026.
  17. ^ "REGIS TURNS BACK THE CLOCK WITH RECORD RUN AT NOVUNA UK ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Athletics. 15 Feb 2026. Retrieved 15 Feb 2026.
  18. ^ Nelson, Craig (15 February 2026). "Renee adds to Regis legacy with first UK title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  19. ^ "KEELY HODGKINSON HAS EYES ON RELAY AFTER OUTRIGHT 400M PB". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  20. ^ "NOVUNA GB & NI TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR 2026 WORLD ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS IN POLAND". British Athletics. 4 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  21. ^ "KEELY HODGKINSON LEADS GB TEAM FOR WORLD INDOOR CHAMPS IN TORUŃ". Athletics Weekly. 5 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  22. ^ "JORDAN ANTHONY STORMS TO WORLD INDOOR 60M GLORY". Athletics Weekly. 20 March 2026. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  23. ^ "Higgins brothers lead the way at Kent League". Tonbridgeac.org.uk. 13 October 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
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