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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 November 1954 Manchester, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||
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Joseph "Joe" Gilligan (born 7 November 1954) is a male retired British amateur wrestler.
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, Canada. [4] A third appearance for England at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia resulted in a fourth place finish. [5] [6]
Gilligan was an eight-times winner of the British Wrestling Championships in 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979 1980 and 1982. [7]
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