Joseph Gilligan
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 November 1954 Manchester, England | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||
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Joseph Gilligan (born 7 November 1954) is a male retired British wrestler.
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "1974 Games". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
- ^ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
External links
- Joe Gilligan at the International Wrestling Database
- Joe Gilligan at Olympedia
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