| Emily Steel | |
| Nickname: | Dynamite |
| Birth Date: | 18 February 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Hale, Trafford, Greater Manchester, England |
| Nationality: | English |
| Alma Mater: | Loughborough University (BSc) |
| Height: | 5 ft 5 in |
| Weight: | 64 kg |
| Sport: | Weightlifting |
| Event: | 64 kg |
| Pb: | Snatch: 71kg (157lb) Clean and jerk: 100kg (200lb) Total: 171kg (377lb) |
| Country: |  Great Britain |
Emily Steel (born 18 February 2003)[1] 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.
Born in 2003, Emily Steel grew up in the Altrincham and Hale areas of Greater Manchester.[2] She was a competitive swimmer in her youth, and competed nationally.[3] She attended Cheadle Hulme School. In 2020, she became the CrossFit European champion in her age category.[4] Steel went on to study sport and exercise science at Loughborough University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in 2024.[5]
As a weightlifter, she held the under-20 64 kg snatch record at the British age group weight lifting championships.[6] 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 64 kg clean and jerk, when she lifted 71 kg in the snatch and 100 kg in the clean and jerk, giving her a total of 171 kg.[7]
Steel performs as Dynamite on the British TV endurance sports game show Gladiators shown on BBC One from January 2024.[8] She's formed to be one of the most formiddable female Gladiators to face in the show. At years-of-age she is the youngest Gladiator competing on the re-booted series,[9] and was not born when the original British version of the show was broadcast.[10]
At just 5 ft 5 in tall,[11] [12] Steel is also a full-time CrossFit athlete.[13] [14]