About Dennis Gilligan
Lived 1931 – 2019 (aged 87–88). Dennis Gilligan was an amateur wrestler.
Dennis Gilligan (1931 – June 2019) was a wrestler who competed for England.
Biography While at the Manco AWC in Stretford, Gilligan represented the England team in the -57 Kg division at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.
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 at the British Wrestling Championships.
Dennis Gilligan died in June 2019, at the age of 88.
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Who was Dennis Gilligan?
British wrestler
When was Dennis Gilligan born?
Dennis Gilligan was born in 1931 in Salford.
When did Dennis Gilligan die?
Dennis Gilligan died in 2019.
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Dennis Gilligan was an amateur wrestler.
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