Prior to concentrating on paratriathlon, he played wheelchair basketball at a national level and mountain biking.[3] In 2012, he was introduced to paratriathlon and this required him to learn to swim and run. He was classified as a PTS3 paratriathlete. He went to win to three World Para Triathlon gold medals in his classification.[3]Unfortunately, his PTS3 classification was not in the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics program.[4]
Godfrey was ranked sixth in the Men's PTS3 going into the 2024 Paris Paralympics and finished eleventh.[1][5]
in 2024, he is a Victorian Institute of Sport scholarship athlete.[2] He is a member of Beechworth Racing and coached by Adam Bechworth.[2]
