World Drug-Free Powerlifting Federation

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The World Drug-Free Powerlifting Federation (WDFPF) is an international powerlifting federation, founded in 1988, with 22 member countries. Its current president is Wim Backelant.

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The federation is created specifically as a drug-free alternative international platform in order to provide fair competition world-wide for those powerlifters who wish to train and compete without performance-enhancing drugs. WDFPF has adopted rigorous drug control procedures, which is also applied to all national organizations affiliated to the WDFPF, as a pre-condition of their registration with the world body.

Competition types

The WDFPF offers both equipped and unequipped lifting. In the equipped division single ply bench shirts are allowed in polyester or denim. Canvas and open backed shirts are not allowed. Single ply lifting suits are allowed in polyester. Canvas and denim are not allowed. Briefs are not legal. Knee wraps are fine up to 2m.

World Championship/World record holders

List of National Affiliates By Region

References

  1. "Squat Unequipped : WDFPF Records" (PDF). 2015-05-05. pp. 1–8. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  2. "Squat Equipped : WDFPF Records" (PDF). 2015-05-05. pp. 1–8. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 23, 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  3. "Bench Unequipped : WDFPF Records" (PDF). 2015-04-16. pp. 1–8. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  4. "Bench Equipped : WDFPF Records" (PDF). 2015-04-16. pp. 1–8. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  5. "Deadlift Unequipped : WDFPF Records" (PDF). 2017-04-17. pp. 1–8. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 20, 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  6. "Deadlift Equipped : WDFPF Records" (PDF). 2015-04-16. pp. 1–8. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

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