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Billy Higgins (karateka)

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Billy Higgins
BornWilliam Higgins
(1945-08-14) 14 August 1945 (age 79)
Bootle, England
StyleShotokan Karate
Rank8th Dan
Website/http://www.sei-do-kan-karate.co.uk/
Medal record
Representing  United Kingdom
Karate
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 1972 Brussels Team Kumite
Gold medal – first place 1975 Ostend Kumite −75 kg
Gold medal – first place 1976 Tehran Kumite −75 kg
Karate
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1975 Long Beach Team Kumite[1]

Billy Higgins (born 14 August 1945, Bootle, England) is a British karateka.[2] He has an 8th Dan black belt in karate, and is the winner of multiple karate medals including World Karate Championships and is a karate instructor for the Karate Union of Great Britain.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Black Belt". February 1974. p. 48. Retrieved 8 November 2014 – via Internet Archive. Karate World Championships wuko 1970. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  2. ^ "Black Belt". February 1974. p. 49. Retrieved 7 November 2014 – via Internet Archive. william higgins karate. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. ^ "A legendary karateka coaches Jeremy Clarke in head butts". Prospect. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Profiles of Senior KUGB Instructors". Karate Union of Great Britain. Retrieved 9 November 2014.