Godelli, Daniel

NOC Albania   
GenderMen
Born10 Jan 1992 in Elbasan, ALB
Height1.68 m
Human Interest
General Interest
Other information SANCTION
He was given a two-year ban by the International Weightlifting Federation [IWF] after he tested positive for the banned substance stanozolol at the 2014 World Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan. He was also stripped of the gold medal he won at the tournament. (insidethegames.biz, 28 Nov 2017; xinhuanet.com, 04 Apr 2015; balkaneu.com, 11 Dec 2014)
Further Personal Information
Residence Tirana, ALB
Occupation Athlete
Languages Albanian
General Interest
Nicknames Drago (Facebook profile, 28 Dec 2017)
Sporting philosophy / motto "What you are thinking about, you are becoming." [Muhammad Ali] (Facebook profile, 28 Apr 2019)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach Sokol Bishanaku [national]
When and where did you begin this sport? He took up the sport in Peqinit, Albania.

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2012   69kg   London
World Championships
2021 21 89kg   Tashkent
2021 23 89kg - Snatch   Tashkent
2021 21 89kg - Clean & Jerk   Tashkent
2019 14 81kg   Pattaya
2019 15 81kg - Snatch   Pattaya
2019 19 81kg - Clean & Jerk   Pattaya
2018   81kg   Ashgabat
2018 10 81kg - Snatch   Ashgabat
2018   81kg - Clean & Jerk   Ashgabat
2014   77kg   Almaty
2014   77kg - Snatch   Almaty
2014   77kg - Clean & Jerk   Almaty
2013 7 69kg   Wroclaw
2013 4 69kg - Snatch   Wroclaw
2013 7 69kg - Clean & Jerk   Wroclaw
2011 19 69kg   Paris
2011 5 69kg - Snatch   Paris
2011 31 69kg - Clean & Jerk   Paris
2010 7 69kg   Antalya
2010 13 69kg - Snatch   Antalya
2010 5 69kg - Clean & Jerk   Antalya
European Championships
2023   81kg   Yerevan
2023   81kg - Snatch   Yerevan
2023   81kg - Clean & Jerk   Yerevan
2022   81kg   Tirana
2022   81kg - Snatch   Tirana
2022   81kg - Clean & Jerk   Tirana
2021   81kg   Moscow
2021   81kg - Snatch   Moscow
2021   81kg - Clean & Jerk   Moscow
2019   81kg   Batumi
2019   81kg - Snatch   Batumi
2019   81kg - Clean & Jerk   Batumi
2018   77kg   Bucharest
2018   77kg - Snatch   Bucharest
2018   77kg - Clean & Jerk   Bucharest
2017 4 77kg   Split
2017 1 77kg - Snatch   Split
2017 6 77kg - Clean & Jerk   Split
2014 2 77kg   Tel Aviv
2014 2 77kg - Snatch   Tel Aviv
2014 2 77kg - Clean & Jerk   Tel Aviv
2013 2 69kg   Tirana
2013 2 69kg - Snatch   Tirana
2013 1 69kg - Clean & Jerk   Tirana
2012 3 69kg - Snatch   Antalya
2011 3 69kg   Kazan
2011 5 69kg - Snatch   Kazan
2011 3 69kg - Clean & Jerk   Kazan
2009 13 69kg   Bucharest
2009 13 69kg - Snatch   Bucharest
2009 13 69kg - Clean & Jerk   Bucharest
2008 9 62kg   Lignano Sabbiadoro
2008 9 62kg - Snatch   Lignano Sabbiadoro
2008 9 62kg - Clean & Jerk   Lignano Sabbiadoro
European Junior & Under 23 Championships
2011   69kg   Bucharest
2011 1 69kg - Snatch   Bucharest
2011   69kg - Clean & Jerk   Bucharest
2010 2 69kg   Limassol
2010 2 69kg - Snatch   Limassol
2010 2 69kg - Clean & Jerk   Limassol
2009 3 69kg   Landskrona
2009 5 69kg - Snatch   Landskrona
2009 3 69kg - Clean & Jerk   Landskrona
2008 1 62kg   Durrės
2008 2 62kg - Snatch   Durrės
2008 1 62kg - Clean & Jerk   Durrės
European Youth Championships
2009 1 69kg   Eilat
2009 1 69kg - Snatch   Eilat
2009 1 69kg - Clean & Jerk   Eilat
2008 1 62kg   Amiens
2008 1 62kg - Snatch   Amiens
2008 1 62kg - Clean & Jerk   Amiens
2006 5 50kg   Landskrona
2006 3 50kg - Snatch   Landskrona
2006 6 50kg - Clean & Jerk   Landskrona
IWF Grand Prix
2012 5 69kg   Baku
2012 5 69kg - Snatch   Baku
2012 5 69kg - Clean & Jerk   Baku