Daniel Godelli

Daniel Godelli
Personal information
Born (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992
Peqin, Albania
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Albania
World Championships
Disqualified 2014 Almaty 77 kg
World Junior Championships
2011 Penang 69 kg
European Championships
2013 Tirana 69 kg
2014 Tel Aviv 77 kg
2011 Kazan 69 kg
Mediterranean Games
2013 Mersin 69 kg Snatch
2013 Mersin 69 kg Clean&Jerk

Daniel Godelli (born 10 January 1992, in Peqin) is an Albanian weightlifter, and Olympian[1][2] competing in the 69 kg and 77 kg categories until 2018 and 81 kg starting in 2018 after the International Weightlifting Federation reorganized the categories.[3]

He has won various medals, most notably the gold medal at the 2014 World Championship in Almaty, but his results at Almaty were later disqualified due to testing positive for doping.[4] He lifted a total weight of 369kg and became Albania's first ever to win a World championship medal in any Olympic sport. He also attempted a world record in clean and jerk but failed at 211 kg.[5]

Career

The notable achievement during Godelli's youth activities was winning the gold medal on the World Junior Championships in 2011.[6] In this year, also he won bronze medal at 2011 European Weightlifting Championships in Kazan.[7]

In 2013, he won a gold medal in the clean and jerk, in the men's 69 kg category in the 2013 European Weightlifting Championships in Tirana, Albania.[8] He also won two more silver in snatch, and total.[9]

In 2014, he repeated himself with a silver medal but in the 77 kg category, and lost the gold medal to Erkand Qerimaj only for a slightly heavier body weight, as he had lifted the same combined weight as Qerimaj, 349 kg.[10]

He initially won a gold medal at the 2014 World Weightlifting Championships in the 77 kg category, and in doing so became Albania's first World Champion.[5] The results were later disqualified as Godelli failed an anti-doping test for the steroid Stanozolol,[11][12] as a result he was banned from competition until 10 December 2016.[13]

Major results

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2010 Antalya, Turkey 69 kg 135 140 145 13 167 172 177 5 317 7
2011 Paris, France 69 kg 140 143 146 6 165 – – 32 311 20
2013 Wrocław, Poland 69 kg 145 147 151 4 175 175 182 7 322 7
2014 Almaty, Kazakhstan 77 kg 163 167 171 – 195 198 211 – – DSQ
2018 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 81 kg 156 162 162 10 186 186 186 – – –

References

  1. ^ "Olympic Profile". Olympic.org. 26 June 2016. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daniel Godelli". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  3. ^ PDF listing of 2018 Group A world championship entrants in 81 kg
  4. ^ "Weightlifting - Daniel Godelli (Albania) : season totals". The-sports.org. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Albania's first gold medal in any Olympic sport at a world championships". International Weightlifting Federation. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Top Channel Video". Top-channel.tv. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  7. ^ "吹き出物は終わった". Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  8. ^ "Godelli ngjit një shkallë në podiumin e Europianit të 2013-ës". Sportekspres. 21 March 2014. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Albania's Godelli wins gold at European Weightlifting Championship - Tirana Times". 12 April 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  10. ^ Serani, Olgert (10 April 2014). "Qerimaj kampion Europe, mund Godellin për 20 gramë. Kuqezinjtë rrëmbejnë 6 medalje". Panorama sport. Archived from the original on 12 April 2014.
  11. ^ "Public Disclosure". 11 December 2014.
  12. ^ "IWF Sanctions". IWF.net. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Sanctions". Retrieved 21 June 2025.
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