Emily Campbell is one of the strongest women in the world, and is the only super‑heavyweight female athlete from Europe to qualify for Paris. The 30-year-old will compete in the +87kg category, and is one of Team GB’s great medal hopes after winning silver at the Tokyo Olympics.
In 2022 she broke the Commonwealth Games women’s weightlifting record to take gold, lifting 124kg in the snatch and 162kg in the clean and jerk, recording an overall weight of 286kg. “I think she’s capable of lifting more,” says Dave Sawyer, British weightlifting’s national coach who has guided Campbell since she took up the sport. “I don’t think she’s reached her full potential yet.
