EPF 1977-2017
«40 years are not old for a powerlifter»
From the President
EPF was founded in 1977 and has since then been a powerful
umbrella federation grown from 4 to 33 national member
federations.
Our Strategic Plan for 2017 -2020 highlights the EPF’s opportunities
and challenges. The Strategic plan outlines our pathway to our long
term goals.
It is my wish and hope that all part of the EPF organization will
cooperate to achieve the goals specified in the EPF Strategic Plan
2017-2020.
Arnulf Wahlstrøm
EPF President
Strategic plan
2017-2020
Vision: The EPF will lead the sport of
Powerlifting to a position of respect in Europe,
by providing high quality championships,
promoting powerlifting and leading by example
in terms of integrity inspiration and sport for all
EPF missions
Inspire
Govern
Organize
Develop
Promote
Excellence – Fair play – Integrity
Inspiration – Sport for all
Heidi Hille Arnesen (NOR)
European champion 2016
EPF VALUES
Excellence – Development of our sport and Powerlifting events will be of the highest standard
Fair play – The EPF will continue to work for a clean, fair and true sport for all athletes and officials
Integrity – All doing of EPF will be fair, transparent and subject to due process
Inspiration – The EPF officials will be the proactive force to develop powerlifting in Europe
Sport for all – The EPF’s structure, activities and deliverables will encompass all, irrespective of race,
color, gender, age, disability, nationality and sexual orientation
EPF MISSIONS
Mission 1: Inspiring to doping free powerlifting
Mission 2: Governing the EPF
Mission 3: Organising events
Mission 4: Sports development
Mission 5: Promoting media and market involvement
“Promote, support and encourage doping free powerlifting”
www.europowerlifting.org
History of EPF. Summary
• Founded 14 May 1977 in Turku
by the 4 nations: GB, NOR, SWE, FIN
• EPF Constitution and By-laws: 1987
• European Open Men from 1978
64 lifters from 12 nations. (Birmingham)
• European Open Women from 1983.
52 lifters from 11 nations. ( Darmstadt)
• European Juniors from 1985
80 lifters from 15 nations (Soest, Germany)
• European Masters Men from 1988.
108 lifters in M1 and M2 from 11 nations
( Milton Keynes, GB)
• European Masters Women from 1995.
16 lifters in M1 from 7 nations (Valencia)
• European Open Bench Press from 1995.
(Budapest)
• European Masters Bench Press from 1998.
(Köflach, AUT)
• European Classic Open /Juniors from 2015
(Pilsen, SZE)
• European Classic Bench Press Open and
Juniors from 2017 (Ylitornio FIN)
• European Classic Masters from 2018
(Helsingborg, SWE)
• High Quality streaming at the European
Open starting 2014.
From 2015, streaming at 2 Europeans
yearly.
• Presidents:
1977-80: Jaakko Parviainen. FIN
• 1980-81: Helge Stave, NOR
• 1982-88: Vic Mercer, GB
• 1988-90: Wouter v.d. Torn, NED
• 1990- : Arnulf Wahlström, NOR
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Secretary Generals
1977-80
: Walley Holland GB
1980-86
: Arnold Boström, SWE
1986-2003 : Heiner Köberich, GER
2005-12
: Dietmar Wolf, NOR
2013: Ralph Farquharson
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Treasurers.
1986-2003:
2003-2005:
2005-2015:
2015:
Heiner Köberich, GER
Ralph Farquharson, GB
Alain Hammang, LUX
Linda Höyland, NOR
Change in 40 years
Member nations: from 4 to 34
Athletes competing at European championships yearly:
from 64 to about 1100
Organization of European championships:
from home made equipment to IPF approved equipment.
From pure amateur sport and no recognition to approved
and recognized sport in all World Sport Umbrella
federations, Sport Accord, AIMS, WADA, IWGA and
near IOC recognition.
And a great future – see the Strategic plan!