 |
| News |
| 07 Jul 2008: Results from the European Masters Powerlifting Championships in Hamm, Luxembourg. |
| 01 Jul 2008: EPF Press Release reporting on the 2008 IPF World Bench Press Championships. |
| 14 Jun 2008: Results from the 2008 European Junior Championships in Mariupol, Ukraine. |
| 28 May 2008: Following the 2008 Congress, the EPF has issued a revised constitution and bylaws. |
| 19 May 2008: The official minutes from the 2008 EPF Congress have been published. |
| 14 May 2008: Ralph Farquharson from Great Britain was elected new EPF Vice-President at the Congress in Frydek-Mistek and Myriam Busselot from Belgium new chairman of the Technical Committee.
The new election of these two offices was necessary due to the illness of Joachim Lehmann, who was elected chairman of the Technical Committee at the Congress in 2007. |
| 06 May 2008: 2008 European Powerlifting Championships. |
| 06 Apr 2008: The 2008 EPF Congress Report has been published. |
| 12 Mar 2008: The Mar/Apr EPF newsletter has been published. |
| 09 Mar 2008: Ielja Strik from the Netherlands and Denmark's Anton Kraft and both set world records at the 2008 Arnold Classic, in Columbus, Ohio. Strik lifted 182.5kg in the women's 90kg category and Kraft bench press 190kg in the men's 56kg class. Ranked by Wilks points, Strik finished third overall in the women's competition and Kraft was fourth in the men's lightweight division. Germany's Gundula v Bachhaus was Europe's highest placed lifter, finishing second in the women's competition. |
| 22 Feb 2008: Ielja Strik NED, Gundula v Bachhaus GER, Joanne Schaefer NED, Jan Bast GER, Marcus Hirvonen SWE, Anton Kraft DEN, Markus Schick GER, Frederick Svensson SWE, Johnny Wahlqvist SWE and Jan Wegiera POL will be representing Europe in the International Pro Bench Press event at the Arnold Sports Festival on 2 Mar 2008. The festival is held annually in Columbus, Ohio, and is the largest multi-sport event in the USA. read more... |
| 20 Feb 2008:Following the positive ouf-of-competition test of a Russian lifter, the IPF has suspended the Russian Powerlifting Federation from regional and international competition for the period 21 Oct 2007 to 30 Aug 2008. read more... |
| 17 Feb 2008:The 2008 EPF Congress will take place on 5 May in Frydek-Mistek, Czech Republic.
Proposals and amendments to the EPF Constitution and the Bylaws must be received by the EPF General Secretary by 7 March.
The election of the EPF Technical Secretary will take place at the Congress. Candidates must be forwarded to the EPF General Secretary by 9 March. |
| 27 Jan 2008: World Champion Anton Kraft was the outstanding athlete at the 2008 ER Equipment Bench Press Championships in Randers, Denmark. Lifting in the men's 56kg category, Kraft bench pressed 190kg - 4kg more than the official world record. Susse Hougaard won the women's best lifter award, with 107.5kg in the 56kg class. |
| 09 Jan 2008: The 2007 EPF lifter of the year titles have been awarded to Ielja Strik from the Netherlands and Poland's Jaroslaw Olech. |
| 08 Jan 2008: The EPF has created a handbook to provide guidance for the organizers of EPF Championships. |
| 07 Jan 2008: The Jan/Feb EPF newsletter has been published. |
| 06 Jan 2008: The EPF has introduced an "Award of Merit" to recognise those people that have made an outstanding contribution to the development of powerlifting at a national level. Recipients are presented with a diploma and a medal. National Federations can order the awards using the official application form. |
| 22 Dec 2007: "Thanks to lifters and officials for making 2007 a good year for European powerlifting! The EPF Executive members send their best wishes for Christmas and the New Year!" |
News Archive... |
|
| Upcoming Events |
European Bench Press Championships
07 to 09 Aug 2008, Bratislava, SVK
info | nomination form | entry list
|
Western European Championships
19 to 21 Sep 2008, Herning, DEN
info | nomination form | entry list
|
European Masters Bench Press Championships
23 to 25 Oct 2008, Zlin, CZE
info | nomination form | entry list
|
| Recent Events |
European Masters Powerlifting Championships
01 to 05 Jul 2008, Hamm, LUX
results
|
European Junior Powerlifting Championships
10 to 14 Jun 2008, Mariupol, UKR
info | nomination form | results
|
European Powerlifting Championships
06 to 10 May 2008, Frydek-Mistek, CZE
results
|
EPF Congress
05 May 2008, Frydek-Mistek, CZE
report | minutes
|
ER Equipment Bench Press Championships
25 to 26 Jan 2008, Randers, DEN
results
|
European Masters Bench Press Championships
22 to 24 Nov 2007, Zlin, CZE
results
|
Western European Championships
21 to 22 Sep 2007, Eghezee-Charleroi, BEL
results
|
European Bench Press Championships
23 to 25 Aug 2007, Rödby, DEN
results
|
European Masters Powerlifting Championships
03 to 07 Jul 2007, Prostejov, CZE
results
|
| Sponsors |
 | |
|
