Joseph Gilligan Explained

Joey Gilligan
Nationality:	British
Sport:	Wrestling
Birth Date:	7 November 1954
Birth Place:	Manchester, England

Joseph Gilligan (born 7 November 1954) is a male retired British wrestler.also the father of singer Joey souls

Wrestling career

He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics.^[1] He represented England and won a silver medal in the 68kg lightweight division, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.^{[2] [3]} Four years later he represented England again and won another silver medal in the same weight class, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.^[4] A third appearance for England at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia resulted in a fourth place finish.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Joseph Gilligan Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040524/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gi/joe-gilligan-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 7 April 2019.
2. Web site: 1974 Games. Team England.
3. Web site: Athletes, 1974 England team. Team England.
4. Web site: 1978 Athletes. Team England.
5. Web site: 1982 Athletes. Team England.
6. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.