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Dennis Gilligan

Dennis Gilligan

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Dennis Gilligan (1931 – June 2019) was a wrestler who competed for England.

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Wrestling career

Gilligan represented England in the -57 Kg division at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[1][2]

Gilligan was a member of the Manchester YMCA Wrestling Club and the Barton Athletic Club and was three times British Bantamweight champion in 1965, 1967 and 1968.[3]

Death

Dennis Gilligan died in June 2019, at the age of 88.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. [2]
    "1958 Athletes". Team England.
  3. [3]
    "Profile". Manchester YMCA Wrestling Club.
  4. [4]
    "Dennis, 'my guru'". Simion Hawtin-Smith. Retrieved 25 December 2023.


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