The European Weightlifting Federation (EWF) was founded in 1969, and is the body governing and organizing the

European Weightlifting Championships European Weightlifting Championships is an annual event organised by the European Weightlifting Federation (EWF). It has been held since 1896. A separate event for women was held from 1988 to 1997, after which both championships have been held ...

. 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

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. Following the

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, 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, Development Commission, and the Women Commission.

Regions

Source: Recognized by the IWF in 2021. # Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation (CWF) (1947): Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships # European Small Nations Weightlifting Federation (10 Members) : European Small Nations Weightlifting Championships # European Union Weightlifting Federation () : European Union Weightlifting Championships # Mediterranean Weightlifting Federation (2005) (12 Members): Mediterranean Weightlifting Championships # Nordic Weightlifting Federation (3 Members): Nordic Weightlifting Championships # Francophone Weightlifting Federation () : Francophone Weightlifting Championships # River Sava Weightlifting Federation (2013): River Sava Weightlifting Championships

Events

Source:

Continental Championships

International Championships

# 51st "Challenge 210" 2023 # 57th Alpe Adria Championship 2023 # Naim Süleymanoğlu Championship 2022

Members

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References

External links

European Weightlifting Federation
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Past Website

Past Results
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