Emily Steel (weightlifter)

Emily Steel (born 18 February 2003) is an English weightlifter who broke the British U23 record in the clean and jerk in 2023. She also has the role "Dynamite" on British TV endurance sports game show Gladiators.

Early life and education
Born in 2003, Emily Steel grew up in the Altrincham and Hale areas of Greater Manchester. She was a competitive swimmer in her youth, and competed nationally. She attended Cheadle Hulme School. In 2020, she became the CrossFit European champion in her age category. Steel went on to study sport and exercise science at Loughborough University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in 2024.

Career
As a weightlifter, she held the under-20 64kg snatch record at the British age group weight lifting championships. Competing at the 2023 BUCS Weightlifting and Para Powerlifting Championships in Bangor in April 2023, Steel won gold and broke the British U23 record in the women's 64kg clean and jerk, when she lifted 71kg in the snatch and 100kg  in the clean and jerk, giving her a total of 171kg.

Steel performs as Dynamite on the British TV endurance sports game show Gladiators shown on BBC One from January 2024. She's formed to be one of the most formiddable female Gladiators to face in the show. At 21 years-of-age she is the youngest Gladiator competing on the re-booted series, and was not born when the original British version of the show was broadcast.

Personal life
At just 5 ft 5 in tall, Steel is also a full-time CrossFit athlete.