Stan Gilligan

Stanley 'Stan' Gilligan (1928 - 9 April 2020) was a male former wrestler who competed for England.

Stan Gilligan

Personal information
Nationality	England
Born	1928 Salford
Died	9 April 2020 (aged 91)

Wrestling career

He was a member of the Barton Athletic Club and was a British Welterweight champion. He retired after the 1968 season^[1]

He represented England in the -68 kg division at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica.^[2][3]

Personal life

His son Joey Gilligan and his brother Dennis Gilligan were also England international wrestlers. Gilligan died on 9 April 2020 from Covid-19.^[4]

References

1. "Round the Amateur World" (PDF). Wrestling Archive.
2. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
3. "1958 Athletes". Team England.
4. "Stanley Gilligan". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 20 October 2021.