Leon Rattigan (born 4 October 1987) is a British

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who is in the

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national squad. He started

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at the age of ten in Bristol Olympic Wrestling Club under the late legendary coach Amir Esmaeli. Rattigan has won the British Senior Championships and the English Senior Championships multiple times in his wrestling career. Rattigan competed in the 96 kg class in the 2009 world championship for GBR and also won the gold medal in the British Senior Championships 2009. Rattigan won the bronze medal for

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in the men's freestyle 96 kg event at the

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in October 2010. During 2011, Rattigan has also won the British Open wrestling championships and the Sassari International Tournament. In 2013, Rattigan won the British Open wrestling championships and was selected to represent Great Britain at the FILA International Olympia Tournament where he secured a silver medal. Leon Rattigan is also the head coach in WLWC where he is preparing young athletes for the upcoming competitions and giving people in the community a chance to enjoy the sport of

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British male sport wrestlers Living people Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Black British sportsmen 1987 births Sportspeople from Bristol Wrestlers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Wrestlers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games {{UK-sport-bio-stub