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

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

  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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