European Weightlifting Federation

European Weightlifting Federation
AbbreviationEWF
Formation1969; 57 years ago (1969)
TypeFederation of national associations
HeadquartersZurich, Switzerland
Region served
Europe
Members49 (46 Full Members, 3 Associate Members)
President
Kosovo Astrit Hasani
AffiliationsInternational Olympic Committee
Websiteewf.sport

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

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.

Commissions

There are several Commissions of the EWF, including the Athletes Commission, Anti-Doping Commission, Fair Play Commission, Development Commission, and the Women Commission.

Regions

Source:

Recognized by the IWF in 2021.

  1. Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation (CWF) (1947): 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): Mediterranean Weightlifting Championships
  5. Nordic Weightlifting Federation (3 Members): Nordic Weightlifting Championships
  6. Francophone Weightlifting Federation () : Francophone Weightlifting Championships
  7. River Sava Weightlifting Federation (Central European Weightlifting Federation) (2013): River Sava Weightlifting Championships (Central European Weightlifting Championships)
  8. Balkan Weightlifting Federation (re-establishment: 2024 - After many years of pause) (10 Members): 2025 Balkan Weightlifting Championships

Events

Source:

Continental Championships

NumberEventsRecognized
1European Weightlifting Championships1896
2European Union Weightlifting Championships1973
3European Union Weightlifting Cup2014
4European Espoir Weightlifting Championships (U23)2009
5European Junior Weightlifting Championships (U20)1973
6European Youth Weightlifting Championships (U17)2003
7European Cadet Weightlifting Championships (U15)2013
8European 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):

  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
  1.  Northern Ireland
  2.  Scotland
  3.  Wales

See also

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. ↑ "2023 Weightlifting Events Europe". Archived from the original on 2023-02-01.
  8. ↑ "Regional Federations - European Weightlifting Federation". November 11, 2022.
  9. 1 2 "EWF Member Federations - European Weightlifting Federation". March 8, 2022.
  10. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Elez Gjoza announced the inaugural Balkan Junior Championships for June 2025 - European Weightlifting Federation". ewf.sport. Retrieved 2026-06-14.
  16. ↑ "1st Balkan Senior Weightlifting Championships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-12-17.
  17. 1 2 "FEDERATA SHQIPTARE E PESHENGRITJES". fshp.org.al. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
  18. ↑ "Two men shaking hands". Archived from the original on 2025-06-30.
  19. ↑ "EUROPEAN MASTERS WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS (Championship Results)". www.europeanmasterswl.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-16.
  20. ↑ "Nations member of EWF". Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
  21. ↑ "Kosovo Weightlifting Federation Annual Congress". European Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.