Stan Gilligan
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 1928 Salford, England |
| Died | (aged 91) Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Amateur wrestling |
Event | Lightweight |
| Club | Barton Athletic Club |
Stanley "Stan" Gilligan (1928 – 9 April 2020) was a wrestler who competed for England.
Biography
Gilligan was a member of the Barton Athletic Club and was a two-times winner of the British Wrestling Championships in 1967 and 1969.[1] He retired after the 1968 season[2]
Gilligan represented the England team[3] at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, where he participated in 68 kg lightweight category.[4]
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.[5]
References
- ^ "List of British Senior Champions from 1904 to 2001" (PDF). British Wrestling. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
- ^ "Round the Amateur World" (PDF). Wrestling Archive.
- ^ "Kingston, Jamaica 1966 Team". Team England. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ "England Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ "Stanley Gilligan". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 20 October 2021.