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. ==See also==