GODLEY Emily Victoria

World Championships - Part one

Year	Location	71kg - Total	71kg - Snatch	71kg - C&J
2019	Pattaya, THA	4th (226)	4th (100)	3rd (126)

World Championships - Part two

Year	Location	63kg - Total	63kg - Snatch	63kg - C&J	69kg - Total	69kg - Snatch	69kg - C&J
2015	Houston, TX, USA	-	-	-	29th (204)	32nd (90)	25th (114)
2014	Almaty, KAZ	30th (190)	33rd (85)	29th (105)	-	-	-
2013	Wroclaw, POL	18th (186)	18th (82)	18th (104)	-	-	-

European Championships

Year	Location	69kg - Total	69kg - Snatch	69kg - C&J	71kg - Total	71kg - Snatch	71kg - C&J
2021	Moscow, RUS	-	-	-	1st (227)	2nd (98)	1st (129)
2019	Batumi, GEO	-	-	-	2nd (216)	5th (93)	2nd (123)
2017	Split, CRO	8th (209)	10th (92)	7th (117)	-	-	-

Legend
C&J - Clean & Jerk, (---) - no valid result, DSQ - Disqualified

Emily Godley

Athlete, Coach

Criminology, Forensic Science - London South Bank University, Great Britain

Husband Joe Muskett

English

Europa Weightlifting Club [Dartford, GBR]

Stuart Martin [national]

Her husband Joe Muskett represented England in weightlifting at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. (SportsDeskOnline, 28 May 2021; profeet.co.uk, 15 Dec 2020)

She represented the England junior national team in pole vault at age 17. (Athlete, 06 Nov 2014)

In 2020 a lingering knee injury affected her training. From November 2020 through to 2021 she required regular cortisone injections in her knee to manage the injury, and she used custom insoles to aid her rehabilitation. (Instagram profile, 10 Apr 2021; profeet.co.uk, 15 Dec 2020)

In August 2017 she suffered a labral [cartilage] tear in her hip. She returned to weightlifting training in January 2018. (Instagram profile, 17 Sep 2018; thrivhers.com, 11 Jun 2018)

A stress fracture to her back meant she missed the 2017 Commonwealth Championships in Brisbane, QLD, Australia. (weareengland.org, 20 Sep 2017; britishweightlifting.org, 16 Aug 2017)

In 2017 she suffered from two bulging discs. (Instagram profile, 17 Sep 2018)

Illness meant she was unable to complete a single lift at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. (independent.co.uk, 22 Oct 2013)

She began weightlifting in 2008 as part of her strength training for pole vault at Blackheath and Bromley Harriers Athletics Club in England. (newsshopper.co.uk, 25 Sep 2019; Athlete, 06 Nov 2014; independent.co.uk, 22 Oct 2013)

Her talent was spotted by coach Keith Morgan, who suggested she take up the sport. "I had never imagined myself as a weightlifter. I had done other sports like hockey, netball, and tennis, but weightlifting isn't exactly a 'usual' sport. I tried it as part of my training for pole vault and was told I would be good enough to go to the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. I laughed, but I am very glad to have changed sports." (Athlete, 06 Nov 2014; independent.co.uk, 22 Oct 2013; weareengland.org 01 Oct 2010)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Sportsbeatvideo YouTube channel, 09 Apr 2018)

Winning gold in the 75kg category at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. (Twitter profile, 10 Apr 2018)

British middle distance runner Kelly Holmes. (thrivhers.com, 11 Jun 2018)

Coach Keith Morgan. (britishweightlifting.org, 29 Oct 2014)

"Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm." (thrivhers.com, 11 Jun 2018)

In 2020 she was presented with the Sportscover Weightlifter of the Year award by British Weightlifting. (insidethegames.biz, 05 May 2020)