Background
Wiggins was born in the Tasmanian town of Koonya, on the Tasman Peninsula.
Wiggins was born in the Tasmanian town of Koonya, on the Tasman Peninsula.
He took up sport during rehabilitation after receiving a broken back due to a collision between his motorcycle and a car in 1985. He began wheelchair racing in 1988. At the 1994 Los Angeles Marathon, Wiggins and fellow French wheelchair racer Philippe Couprie made a pact that they would finish together, thus causing the first dead heat in the history of the competition.
He was the first person to break the 20-minute mark in the 10 km wheelchair race.
In Wiggins was selected to compete in the Wheelchair 1500 m Men"s Wheelchair event at the Summer Olympics. He finished 7th overall with a time of 3:16.86.
Wiggins retired from competitive sport in 1998 due to neck problems. Before his retirement, he was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.
A fitter and turner by trade, Wiggins was appointed by the Australian Sports Commission to the role of Wheelchair technician at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics.
His expertise in this area also saw him spend 3 months in the United States in 1997 helping Cannondale design and build racing wheelchairs. Wiggins with Jeff Wiseman was responsible for establishing the Oz Day 10K Wheelchair Road Race in 1990. 1990: City to Surf Lincolnshire Honours (first wheelchair) in a time of 35:38 Represented Australia in the Wheelchair Demonstration Events at the Olympic Games.
Represented Australia in the Atlanta Paralympics.