Great Britain · Women's +86 kg, July 2026
Emily Campbell
Emily Campbell is a weightlifter from Great Britain, born in 1994, with two Olympic medals (1 silver, 1 bronze) and two World Championships medals (1 silver, 1 bronze). The results below cover 23 competitions from 2017 to 2026. The latest result came in the women's +86 kg class, at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
- Olympic medals
- 2
- World medals
- 2
- Best total
- 288 kg
- Best snatch
- 126 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 165 kg
Emily Campbell's career: classes, totals and best lifts
Olympic Games: 1 silver, 1 bronze. World Championships: 1 silver, 1 bronze in the total.
Weight classes: +90 kg from 2017 to 2018, +87 kg from 2018 to 2024, +81 kg in 2024, +87 kg from 2024 to 2025, +86 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in November 2018 (+90 kg to +87 kg) and again in June 2025 (+87 kg to +86 kg). The 2024 Olympic Games used a shorter list of classes, with +81 kg the heaviest for women.
Latest result: 2026 Commonwealth Games, 23 July 2026, +86 kg, total 278 kg, place 1.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| +86 kg2025 to 2026 | 117 | 163 | 278 |
| +87 kg2018 to 2025 | 124 | 165 | 287 |
| +81 kg2024 | 126 | 162 | 288 |
| +90 kg2017 to 2018 | 103 | 139 | 242 |
Emily Campbell by the numbers
Emily Campbell's record in context: where the best total ranks, how the snatch compares with the clean and jerk, and the lifts behind the best Sinclair score.
- Best Sinclair score
- 292.4
- From 287 kg at 127.5 kg bodyweight, 2022 World Weightlifting Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 78%
- At the best total, 126 kg of 162 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten women lifting in national federation meets sit between 70% and 85%.
- Age at best total
- 30
- Turned 30 in 2024, the year of the best total.
- Competitions with a total
- 20 of 23
- Of the other three: one with no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk and two entered without taking an attempt.
How often Emily Campbell makes each attempt
Emily Campbell made 71% of snatch attempts and 78% of clean and jerk attempts at the competitions on this site, against 58% and 56% for every lifter at senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998. Below, each attempt in turn. Third attempts are the hardest: lifters ask for their heaviest weight last.
Snatch, first attempt
Snatch, second attempt
Snatch, third attempt
Clean and jerk, first attempt
Clean and jerk, second attempt
Clean and jerk, third attempt
Emily Campbell head to head
The lifters Emily Campbell has met most often in the same class, three times or more with both posting a total, and how often each finished ahead.
| Rival | Met | Emily Campbell ahead | Rival ahead |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sarah Fischer |
7 | 7 | 0 |
 Tereza Králová |
7 | 7 | 0 |
 Nurul Akmal |
6 | 5 | 1 |
 Melike Günal |
6 | 6 | 0 |
 Charisma Amoe-Tarrant |
5 | 4 | 1 |
| Krystyna Borodina | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Emily Campbell's competition results
Every result, newest first, with all six attempts. A struck-through weight is a missed attempt and a dash an attempt not taken. A dash under Total means no total was recorded, and "No lifts" that the lifter was entered but did not lift. Places are for the total.
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| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Commonwealth Games 23 Jul 2026 | 1 | 278 | +86 kg | 123.35 | 110 | 115 | 148 | 155 | 163 | |
| 2026 European Championships 19 Apr 2026 | 1 | 276 | +86 kg | 123.23 | 114 | 117 | 151 | 155 | 159 | |
| 2025 World Weightlifting Championships 2 Oct 2025 | 4 | 268 | +86 kg | 124.53 | 115 | 153 | ||||
| 2025 European Championships 13 Apr 2025 | 1 | 281 | +87 kg | 131.1 | 112 | 116 | 120 | 150 | 156 | 161 |
| 2024 World Weightlifting Championships 6 Dec 2024 | - | - | +87 kg | 132.76 | 118 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | |
| 2024 Olympic Games 7 Aug 2024 | 3 | 288 | +81 kg | 135.45 | 119 | 123 | 126 | 162 | ||
| 2024 IWF World Cup 31 Mar 2024 | - | No lifts | +87 kg | 132.24 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2024 European Championships 12 Feb 2024 | 1 | 263 | +87 kg | 129.8 | 112 | 146 | 151 | not taken | ||
| 2023 World Weightlifting Championships 4 Sep 2023 | - | No lifts | +87 kg | 127.03 | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken | not taken |
| 2023 European Championships 15 Apr 2023 | 1 | 253 | +87 kg | 126.32 | 110 | 136 | 143 | not taken | ||
| 2022 World Weightlifting Championships 5 Dec 2022 | 2 | 287 | +87 kg | 127.5 | 119 | 122 | 161 | 165 | ||
| 2022 Commonwealth Games 30 Jul 2022 | 1 | 286 | +87 kg | 128.5 | 117 | 121 | 124 | 152 | 157 | 162 |
| 2022 European Championships 28 May 2022 | 1 | 271 | +87 kg | 128.1 | 110 | 114 | 118 | 142 | 148 | 153 |
| 2021 World Weightlifting Championships 7 Dec 2021 | 3 | 278 | +87 kg | 126.1 | 115 | 118 | 121 | 157 | ||
| 2021 Olympic Games 23 Jul 2021 | 2 | 283 | +87 kg | 124.8 | 118 | 122 | 150 | 156 | 161 | |
| 2021 European Championships 3 Apr 2021 | 1 | 276 | +87 kg | 122.06 | 115 | 117 | 122 | 145 | 150 | 154 |
| 2019 IWF World Cup (December) 10 Dec 2019 | 4 | 271 | +87 kg | 119.38 | 115 | 119 | 147 | 152 | ||
| 2019 World Weightlifting Championships 18 Sep 2019 | 9 | 267 | +87 kg | 120 | 114 | 145 | 149 | 153 | ||
| 2019 British International Open 7 Jun 2019 | 3 | 255 | +87 kg | 119.3 | 110 | 114 | 141 | |||
| 2019 European Championships 6 Apr 2019 | 3 | 260 | +87 kg | 118.74 | 108 | 115 | 140 | 145 | ||
| 2018 World Weightlifting Championships 1 Nov 2018 | 14 | 248 | +87 kg | 115.76 | 104 | 108 | 136 | 140 | ||
| 2018 Commonwealth Games 4 Apr 2018 | 3 | 242 | +90 kg | 113.36 | 99 | 103 | 129 | 139 | ||
| 2017 Commonwealth Championships 3 Sep 2017 | 4 | 235 | +90 kg | 111.69 | 90 | 94 | 97 | 127 | 133 | 138 |
Compare Emily Campbell
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. The first pairs are the rivals Emily Campbell met most often; the rest lifted in nearby classes, in any year.