European Weightlifting Federation

European Weightlifting Federation

Abbreviation	EWF
Formation	1969; 55 years ago (1969)
Type	Federation of national associations
Headquarters	Zurich, Switzerland
Region served	Europe
Membership	49 (46 Full Members, 3 Associate Members)
Affiliations	International Olympic Committee
Website	ewf.sport

The European Weightlifting Federation (EWF) was founded in 1969,^[1] and is the body governing and organizing the European Weightlifting Championships.^[2] The EWF is a "recognized continental body" under the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF).^[3]

History

Since 2024, the headquarters of the European Weightlifting Federation are located in Zurich, Switzerland.

Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the EWF took away from Russia the right to host the European Youth Weightlifting Championships in Russia in August 2022.^[4]

Commissions

There are several Commissions of the EWF, including the Athletes Commission, Anti-Doping Commission, Development Commission, and the Women Commission. ^[5]

Regions

Source:^{[6][7][8][9][10]}

Recognized by the IWF in 2021.

1. Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation (CWF) (1947):^[11] Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships
2. European Small Nations Weightlifting Federation (10 Members) : European Small Nations Weightlifting Championships
3. European Union Weightlifting Federation () : European Union Weightlifting Championships
4. Mediterranean Weightlifting Federation (2005) (12 Members):^[12][13] Mediterranean Weightlifting Championships
5. Nordic Weightlifting Federation (3 Members):^[14] Nordic Weightlifting Championships
6. Francophone Weightlifting Federation () : Francophone Weightlifting Championships
7. River Sava Weightlifting Federation (2013):^[10] River Sava Weightlifting Championships

Events

Source:^[15]

Continental Championships

Number	Events	Recognized
1	European Weightlifting Championships	1896
2	European Union Weightlifting Championships	1973
3	European Union Weightlifting Cup	2014
4	European Espoir Weightlifting Championships (U23)	2009
5	European Junior Weightlifting Championships (U20)	1973
6	European Youth Weightlifting Championships (U17)	2003
7	European Cadet Weightlifting Championships (U15)	2013
8	European Masters Weightlifting Championships (35 to +80)	1992

International Championships

1. 51st "Challenge 210"  Switzerland 2023
2. 57th Alpe Adria Championship  Hungary 2023
3. Naim Süleymanoğlu Championship  Turkey 2022

Members

There are 49 affiliated National Federations: 46 Full Members (FM) + 3 Associate Members (AM):^[9][16][17]

1.  Albania
2.  Armenia
3.  Azerbaijan
4.  Belgium
5.  Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.  Belarus
7.  Bulgaria
8.  Denmark
9.  Germany
10.  United Kingdom
11.  Estonia
12.  Finland
13.  France
14.  Georgia
15.  Greece
16.  Hungary
17.  Ireland
18.  Iceland
19.  Israel
20.  Italy
21.  Kosovo
22.  Croatia
23.  Latvia
24.  Lithuania
25.  Luxembourg
26.  Malta
27.  Moldova
28.  Monaco
29.  Netherlands
30.  Norway
31.  Austria
32.  Poland
33.  Portugal
34.  Cyprus
35.  Romania
36.  Russia
37.  San Marino
38.  Switzerland
39.  Sweden
40.  Serbia
41.  Slovakia
42.  Slovenia
43.  Spain
44.  Czech Republic
45.  Turkey
46.  Ukraine

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1.  Northern Ireland
2.  Scotland
3.  Wales

See also

• International Weightlifting Federation

References

1. "History of the European Weightlifting Federation by Gottfried Schödl / EWF Honorary President". European Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
2. Encyclopedia of Associations: International organizations. Gale. 2003. p. 1014. ISBN 978-0-8103-8957-1.
3. "EWF Governance - European Weightlifting Federation". March 7, 2022.
4. "European Weightlifting Federation follows IOC line and ditches Russia as hosts". www.insidethegames.biz. February 28, 2022.
5. "Commissions - European Weightlifting Federation". March 7, 2022.
6. "Calendar - European Weightlifting Federation". February 25, 2022.
7. https://ewf.sport/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/map.png ^{[bare URL image file]}
8. "Regional Federations - European Weightlifting Federation". November 11, 2022.
9. "EWF Member Federations - European Weightlifting Federation". March 8, 2022.
10. "CEWF » Central European Weightlifting Federation".
11. "Home". www.commonwealthweightlifting.com.
12. "Mediterranean Weightlifting Confederation – Weightlifting in the Mediterranean countries". October 13, 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-10-13.
13. "Buono re-elected Mediterranean Weightlifting Confederation President". www.insidethegames.biz. February 5, 2013.
14. "Nordiska TF - Svenska Tyngdlyftningsförbundet". December 5, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-05.
15. "EUROPEAN MASTERS WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS (Championship Results)". www.europeanmasterswl.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-16.
16. "Nations member of EWF". Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
17. "Kosovo Weightlifting Federation Annual Congress". European Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.

External links

• European Weightlifting Federation on Facebook
• Past Website
• Past Results