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Emily Campbell (born 6 May 1994) is a British weightlifter, the most successful British weightlifter of modern times. In 2021, competing in the +87 kg category, Campbell became both European champion, and the first British woman to win an Olympic medal in the sport, with silver at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Jun 6, 2024 · Emily Campbell has today been named by the British Olympic Association (BOA) as Team GB's sole weightlifter for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Campbell will compete in the 81+kg category, marking her second Olympic appearance following her historic performance at the Tokyo 2020 Games.
Jun 6, 2024 · Olympic silver medallist Emily Campbell will be Great Britain's sole weightlifter at the 2024 Paris Games. The 30-year-old will compete in the +81kg category. Campbell made...
Oct 20, 2021 · Emily Campbell returns to Snape Wood Primary School during Black History Month; Campbell became the first British woman ever to medal in weightlifting at the Olympics by winning +87kg silver in...
Aug 2, 2021 · Emily Campbell became the first British female weightlifter to win an Olympic medal with +87kg silver. The 27-year-old lifted a total of 283kg as China's Li Wenwen won gold with a...
Sep 20, 2023 · Campbell was the first British woman to win an Olympic medal in the sport, an achievement that almost single-handedly shifted its perception, leading to packed stands and back-page headlines when...
Aug 3, 2021 · Friends and family of Emily Campbell celebrated the moment she made history by becoming the first British female weightlifter to win an Olympic medal. The 27-year-old lifted a...
Aug 3, 2021 · Emily Campbell landed the first women's Olympic weightlifting medal for Great Britain with silver in the +87kg category. Campbell went into the clean and jerk...
Dec 17, 2021 · Emily Campbell wins a bronze medal at the World Weightlifting Championships to go with her Olympic silver and European gold.
Aug 2, 2021 · Campbell, for her part, has been scrupulous about avoiding the hysteria around Hubbard, defending the rights of her transgender opponent.
