Stan Gilligan
English wrestler (1928–2020)
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Nationality | England |
Born | 1928 (1928) Salford, England |
Died | (aged 91) Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, England |
Stanley Gilligan (1928 – 9 April 2020) was a wrestler who competed for England.
Wrestling career
Gilligan was a member of the Barton Athletic Club and was a British Welterweight champion. He retired after the 1968 season[1]
Gillian represented England in the -68 kg division at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[2][3]
Personal life and death
His son Joey Gilligan and his brother Dennis Gilligan were also England international wrestlers.
Stan Gilligan died from COVID-19 in Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, on 9 April 2020, at the age of 91.[4]
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