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European Weightlifting Federation

Abbreviation	EWF
Formation	1969; 56 years ago (1969)
Type	Federation of national associations
Headquarters	Chișinău, Moldova
Region served	Europe
Membership	49 (46 Full Members, 3 Associate Members)
Affiliations	International Olympic Committee

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 2021, the headquarters of the European Weightlifting Federation are located in Chișinău, Moldova.

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, 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 (2013): River Sava Weightlifting Championships

Events

Source:

Continental Championships

International Championships

1. 51th Chalenge210 In  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):

See also

In Spanish: Federación Europea de Halterofilia para niños

• International Weightlifting Federation