Emily Muskett

Emily Muskett (née Godley)
Personal information
Birth nameEmily Victoria Godley
Born (1989-10-22) 22 October 1989 (age 35)
Farnborough, United Kingdom
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight70.65 kg (155.8 lb)
Sport
Country England
 Great Britain
SportWeightlifting
TeamNational team
Coached byAndrew Callard
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Pattaya 71 kg C&J
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Moscow 71 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Batumi 71 kg
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 75 kg
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Samoa 71 kg
Updated on 24 January 2022

Emily Muskett[1] (born Emily Godley (1989-10-22)22 October 1989 in Farnborough) is a retired [2] British weightlifter, competing in the 69, 71 and 75 kg categories and representing England and Great Britain at international competitions. She won a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the women 75 kg category, a gold at the 2019 Commonwealth Championships at 76 kg and a silver medal in the 71 kg category at the 2019 European Weightlifting Championships. She has competed in three world championships, including at the 2019 World Weightlifting Championships where she won her only global medal, a minor bronze medalist in the 'clean & jerk'.[3]

Her coach is Andrew Callard. In August 2021, having finished 7th in the Olympic Games, Muskett announced her retirement, and transition to coaching.[2]

  1. ^ Weightlifting changes 'will cause uproar', says Emily Muskett
  2. ^ a b European and Commonwealth champion Emily Muskett retires, from British Weightlifting.
  3. ^ "2015 Weightlifting World Championships - Emily Godley". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.