The Hellenic Weightlifting Federation Elections were held on January 24th, 2017. A new President and a new General Secretary were elected. President: Mr. Konstantinos Korlos General Secretary: Mrs. Kyriaki Galani Mr. Korlos has been a Treasurer then the General Secretary for the past year. Mrs. Galani is a former weightlifter, coach and Technical Committee Member. […]
It is our deep regret to inform you that on January 18th, Olympic Medalist Ymer Pampuri passed away. He was the only Olympic Champion from Albania. At the Munich 1972 Olympic Games, he set the new Olympic Record in the press with 127.5 kg in men’s 60 kg. Additionally he received a bronze medal in Drezden […]
Some questions have arisen about the recent executive order regarding immigration that was issued by President Donald Trump on Friday. USA Weightlifting will host the 2017 IWF Weightlifting World Championships later this year in Anaheim, Calif. Press inquiries can be directed to anna.resman@nullusaweightlifting.org or kevin.farley@nullusaweightlifting.org. The following statement is from Phil Andrews, CEO of USA […]
He started his career as a football player until he switched his interest to weightlifting at the age of 16. René Duverger was among the alltogether 10 French Olympic Champions. He was born 106 years ago on January 30th, was 164cm tall but compared to his stature – still a very strong character. By the age of 19, […]
The updated Sinclair Coefficients for 2017 – 2020 are available here. Considering the contradiction following the abolishment of the bodyweight advantage, the IWF is investigating an alternative system that could provide a more objective solution to compare athletes’ results in the different bodyweight categories.