
The World Drug-Free Powerlifting Federation is an international powerlifting federation with 22 member countries. It's mission is to offer 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." The WDFPF was formed in 1988.
Drug Testing
All WDFPF meets are drug tested.
Equipment
Equipped
The WDFPF offer both equipped and unequipped lifting. In the equipped divisions, 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.
Unequipped
Only wrist wraps and a belt are allowed.
Age Divisions
OPEN: 14 upwards (no category restrictions)
TEENAGE: 14-15, 16-17, 18-19
JUNIOR: 20 - 23
MASTERS: 40-44, 45-49 and so on in five year increments
POLICE/FIRE/MILITARY OPEN: 14+
Weight Classes
Men
52.0 kg Class - up to 52.0 kg
56.0 kg Class - 52.01 to 56.0 kg
60.0 kg Class - 56.01 to 60.0 kg
67.5 kg Class - 60.01 to 67.5 kg
75.0 kg Class - 67.51 to 75.0 kg
82.5 kg Class - 75.01 to 82.5 kg
90.0 kg Class - 82.51 to 00.0 kg
100.0 kg Class - 90.01 to 100.0 kg
110.0 kg Class - 100.01 to 110.0 kg
125.0 kg Class - 110.01 to 125.0 kg
145.0 kg Class - 125.1 to 145.0 kg
145+ kg. Class - 145.01 to unlimited
Women
44.0 kg Class - up to 44.0 kg
47.5 kg Class - 44.01 to 47.5 kg
50.5 kg Class - 47.51 to 50.5 kg
53.0 kg Class - 50.51 to 53.0 kg
55.5 kg Class - 53.01 to 55.5 kg
58.5 kg Class - 55.51 to 58.5 kg
63.0 kg Class - 58.51 to 63.0 kg
70.0 kg Class - 66.01 to 70.0 kg
80.0 kg Class - 70.01 to 80.0 kg
90.0 kg Class - 80.01 to 90.0 kg
90.0+ kg Class - 90.01 to unlimited
Contact Information
Wim Backelant, President
WDFPF
Winkelstap 25
2900 Schoten
Belgium
32-3-645-1461
Email: Wim.Backelant@pandora.be
World Drug-Free Powerlifting Federation (WDFPF) Website