Joseph Gilligan

Joseph Gilligan (born 7 November 1954) is a male retired British wrestler.

Joey Gilligan
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1954-11-07) 7 November 1954
Manchester, England
Sport
SportWrestling
Medal record
Wrestling
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1974 Christchurch 68kg lightweight
Silver medal – second place 1978 Edmonton 68kg lightweight

Wrestling career

He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1] He represented England and won a silver medal in the 68kg lightweight division, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[2][3] Four years later he represented England again and won another silver medal in the same weight class, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[4] A third appearance for England at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia resulted in a fourth place finish.[5][6]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joseph Gilligan Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  2. "1974 Games". Team England.
  3. "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
  4. "1978 Athletes". Team England.
  5. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  6. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.


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