EWF Awards
EWF Awards
Official awards and recognitions of the European Weightlifting Federation.
EWF Gold Collar for Sport Merits
| Year | Name | Nat | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dr. Milan MIHAJLOVIC | SRB | 11/04/2025 | Chisinau, Moldova |
| 2025 | Polish Weightlifting Federation | POL | 11/04/2025 | Chisinau, Moldova |
| 2025 | Mr. Lasha TALAKHADZE | GEO | 11/04/2025 | Chisinau, Moldova |
| 2024 | Mr. Oleksandr GHEREGA | UKR | 25/10/2024 | Warsaw, POL |
| 2024 | Dr. Antonio URSO | ITA | 25/10/2024 | Warsaw, POL |
| 2024 | Mr. Mohammed JALOUD | IRQ | 17/02/2024 | Sofia, BUL |
| 2023 | ELEIKO Company | SWE | 13/04/2023 | Yerevan, ARM |
| 2023 | Mr. Pashik ALAVERDYAN | ARM | 13/04/2023 | Yerevan, ARM |
| 2022 | H.E. Mr. Ilir META | ALB | 28/05/2022 | Tirana, ALB |
| 2022 | Mr. Halil MUTLU | TUR | 26/05/2022 | Tirana, ALB |
| 2022 | Mr. Pyrros DIMAS | GRE | 26/05/2022 | Tirana, ALB |
2025
Dr. Milan MIHAJLOVIC
- Nat
- SRB
- Date
- 11/04/2025
- Place
- Chisinau, Moldova
2025
Polish Weightlifting Federation
- Nat
- POL
- Date
- 11/04/2025
- Place
- Chisinau, Moldova
2025
Mr. Lasha TALAKHADZE
- Nat
- GEO
- Date
- 11/04/2025
- Place
- Chisinau, Moldova
2024
Mr. Oleksandr GHEREGA
- Nat
- UKR
- Date
- 25/10/2024
- Place
- Warsaw, POL
2024
Dr. Antonio URSO
- Nat
- ITA
- Date
- 25/10/2024
- Place
- Warsaw, POL
2024
Mr. Mohammed JALOUD
- Nat
- IRQ
- Date
- 17/02/2024
- Place
- Sofia, BUL
2023
ELEIKO Company
- Nat
- SWE
- Date
- 13/04/2023
- Place
- Yerevan, ARM
2023
Mr. Pashik ALAVERDYAN
- Nat
- ARM
- Date
- 13/04/2023
- Place
- Yerevan, ARM
2022
H.E. Mr. Ilir META
- Nat
- ALB
- Date
- 28/05/2022
- Place
- Tirana, ALB
2022
Mr. Halil MUTLU
- Nat
- TUR
- Date
- 26/05/2022
- Place
- Tirana, ALB
2022
Mr. Pyrros DIMAS
- Nat
- GRE
- Date
- 26/05/2022
- Place
- Tirana, ALB
EWF Gold Star
| Year | Name | Nat | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mr. Tom Goegebuer | BEL | 21/04/2026 | Batumi |
| 2026 | Mr. Stephan Fox | GER | 20/04/2026 | Batumi |
| 2026 | Mr. George Yerolimpos | GRE | 20/04/2026 | Batumi |
| 2026 | Mr. Iakovos Filippousis | GRE | 20/04/2026 | Batumi |
| 2026 | Mr. Frank Mantek | GER | 18/04/2026 | Batumi |
| 2025 | Mr. Jasmond CARUANA | MLT | 11/04/2025 | Chisinau, MDA |
| 2025 | Mr. Alexandru PADURE | ROU | 11/04/2025 | Chisinau, MDA |
| 2025 | Mr. Patrick FASSOT | GER | 11/04/2025 | Chisinau, MDA |
| 2025 | AIPS EUROPE | 11/04/2025 | Chisinau, MDA | |
| 2024 | Mr. Oren SHAI | ISR | 25/04/2024 | Warsaw, POL |
| 2024 | Mrs Denise OFFERMAN | CYP | 25/04/2024 | Warsaw, POL |
| 2024 | Dr. Astrit HASANI | KOS | 25/04/2024 | Warsaw, POL |
| 2024 | Mr. Colin BUCKLEY | IRL | 17/02/2024 | Sofia, BUL |
| 2024 | Mrs. Tina BEITER | DEN | 17/02/2024 | Sofia, BUL |
| 2024 | Dr. Zurab KAKHABRISHVILI | GEO | 17/02/2024 | Sofia, BUL |
| 2023 | Mr. Constantino Iglesias RODRÍGUEZ | ESP | 13/04/2023 | Yerevan, ARM |
| 2022 | Dr. Antonio URSO | ITA | 26/05/2022 | Tirana, ALB |
2026
Mr. Tom Goegebuer
- Nat
- BEL
- Date
- 21/04/2026
- Place
- Batumi
2026
Mr. Stephan Fox
- Nat
- GER
- Date
- 20/04/2026
- Place
- Batumi
2026
Mr. George Yerolimpos
- Nat
- GRE
- Date
- 20/04/2026
- Place
- Batumi
2026
Mr. Iakovos Filippousis
- Nat
- GRE
- Date
- 20/04/2026
- Place
- Batumi
2026
Mr. Frank Mantek
- Nat
- GER
- Date
- 18/04/2026
- Place
- Batumi
2025
Mr. Jasmond CARUANA
- Nat
- MLT
- Date
- 11/04/2025
- Place
- Chisinau, MDA
2025
Mr. Alexandru PADURE
- Nat
- ROU
- Date
- 11/04/2025
- Place
- Chisinau, MDA
2025
Mr. Patrick FASSOT
- Nat
- GER
- Date
- 11/04/2025
- Place
- Chisinau, MDA
2025
AIPS EUROPE
- Nat
- Date
- 11/04/2025
- Place
- Chisinau, MDA
2024
Mr. Oren SHAI
- Nat
- ISR
- Date
- 25/04/2024
- Place
- Warsaw, POL
2024
Mrs Denise OFFERMAN
- Nat
- CYP
- Date
- 25/04/2024
- Place
- Warsaw, POL
2024
Dr. Astrit HASANI
- Nat
- KOS
- Date
- 25/04/2024
- Place
- Warsaw, POL
2024
Mr. Colin BUCKLEY
- Nat
- IRL
- Date
- 17/02/2024
- Place
- Sofia, BUL
2024
Mrs. Tina BEITER
- Nat
- DEN
- Date
- 17/02/2024
- Place
- Sofia, BUL
2024
Dr. Zurab KAKHABRISHVILI
- Nat
- GEO
- Date
- 17/02/2024
- Place
- Sofia, BUL
2023
Mr. Constantino Iglesias RODRÍGUEZ
- Nat
- ESP
- Date
- 13/04/2023
- Place
- Yerevan, ARM
2022
Dr. Antonio URSO
- Nat
- ITA
- Date
- 26/05/2022
- Place
- Tirana, ALB
EWF Silver Star
| Year | Name | Nat | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mrs. Dorthe LAURIDSEN | DEN | 11/04/2025 | Chisinau, Moldova |
| 2025 | Mrs. Georgeta ION | ROU | 11/04/2025 | Chisinau, Moldova |
| 2024 | Mr. Valdemar GOSPODAREK | POL | 25/04/2024 | Warsaw, POL |
| 2024 | Mrs. Erna HEDINSDOTTIR | ISL | 25/04/2024 | Warsaw, POL |
| 2024 | Mr. Michel RAYNAUD | FRA | 25/04/2024 | Warsaw, POL |
| 2023 | Mr. Jan STEFANIK | SVK | 13/04/2023 | Yerevan, ARM |
| 2022 | Mr. Kim TKACHENKO | UKR | 26/05/2022 | Tirana, ALB |
| 2022 | Mr. Giorgi ASANIDZE | GEO | 26/05/2022 | Tirana, ALB |
2025
Mrs. Dorthe LAURIDSEN
- Nat
- DEN
- Date
- 11/04/2025
- Place
- Chisinau, Moldova
2025
Mrs. Georgeta ION
- Nat
- ROU
- Date
- 11/04/2025
- Place
- Chisinau, Moldova
2024
Mr. Valdemar GOSPODAREK
- Nat
- POL
- Date
- 25/04/2024
- Place
- Warsaw, POL
2024
Mrs. Erna HEDINSDOTTIR
- Nat
- ISL
- Date
- 25/04/2024
- Place
- Warsaw, POL
2024
Mr. Michel RAYNAUD
- Nat
- FRA
- Date
- 25/04/2024
- Place
- Warsaw, POL
2023
Mr. Jan STEFANIK
- Nat
- SVK
- Date
- 13/04/2023
- Place
- Yerevan, ARM
2022
Mr. Kim TKACHENKO
- Nat
- UKR
- Date
- 26/05/2022
- Place
- Tirana, ALB
2022
Mr. Giorgi ASANIDZE
- Nat
- GEO
- Date
- 26/05/2022
- Place
- Tirana, ALB
EWF Bronze Star
| Year | Name | Nat | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Gerhard PEYA | AUT | 17/02/2024 | Sofia, BUL |
| 2024 | Zbigniew GORLEWSKI | POL | 17/02/2024 | Sofia, BUL |
| 2023 | Mrs. Karoliina LUNDAHL | FIN | 13/04/2023 | Yerevan, ARM |
| 2022 | Mr. Florian SPERL | GER | 26/05/2022 | Tirana, ALB |
| 2022 | Mr. Guy KOLLER | FRA | 26/05/2022 | Tirana, ALB |
2024
Gerhard PEYA
- Nat
- AUT
- Date
- 17/02/2024
- Place
- Sofia, BUL
2024
Zbigniew GORLEWSKI
- Nat
- POL
- Date
- 17/02/2024
- Place
- Sofia, BUL
2023
Mrs. Karoliina LUNDAHL
- Nat
- FIN
- Date
- 13/04/2023
- Place
- Yerevan, ARM
2022
Mr. Florian SPERL
- Nat
- GER
- Date
- 26/05/2022
- Place
- Tirana, ALB
2022
Mr. Guy KOLLER
- Nat
- FRA
- Date
- 26/05/2022
- Place
- Tirana, ALB
Certificate of Merit and Gold Collar Archive after April 2012
Historical archive list for Certificate of Merit and Gold Collar awards after April 2012.
| Name | Nat | Date | Place | EWF Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eleiko Group (Andreas Andren) | SWE | 5 Apr 2019 | Batumi-GEO | Gold Collar |
| Salvatore Scarantino | ITA | 19 Oct 2018 | Zamosc-POL | Certificate of Merit |
| Tom Bruijnen | NED | 14 Oct 2017 | Durres-ALB | Certificate of Merit |
| Ireland Weightlifting Federation | IRL | 14 Oct 2017 | Durres-ALB | Certificate of Merit |
| Colin Buckley | IRL | 14 Oct 2017 | Durres-ALB | Certificate of Merit |
| Elez Gjoza | ALB | 16 May 2016 | Tirana-ALB | Gold Collar |
| Andrew-Bud Charniga | USA | 13 April 2016 | Forde-NOR | Certificate of Merit |
| Johannes de Wit | NED | 16 April 2016 | NED | Certificate of Merit |
| Mehmet Ali Şahin | TUR | 08 Apr 2016 | Forde-NOR | Gold Collar |
| Gerhard Peya | AUT | 08 Apr 2016 | Forde-NOR | Gold Collar |
| Maria Takacs | HUN | 08 Apr 2016 | Forde-NOR | Gold Collar |
| Eliahu Sadres | ISR | 08 Apr 2016 | Forde-NOR | Gold Collar |
| Per Mattingsdal | NOR | 08 Apr 2016 | Forde-NOR | Gold Collar |
| Marino Ercolani Casadei | SMR | 08 Apr 2016 | Forde-NOR | Gold Collar |
| Gian Primo GIARDI | SMR | 27 Feb 2016 | San Marino-SMR | Certificate of Merit |
| Saltiko Vladimir | RUS | 03 Oct 2015 | Klaipeda-LTU | Gold Collar |
| Erik Blomberg | SWE | 04 Aug 2015 | Landskrona-SWE | Certificate of Merit |
| Andreas Andren | SWE | 04 Aug 2015 | Landskrona-SWE | Certificate of Merit |
| Tamas Ajan | HUN | 13 Apr 2015 | Tbilisi-GEO | Gold Collar |
| Kakhi Kakhiashvivi | GEO | 13 Apr 2015 | Tbilisi-GEO | Gold Collar |
| Ettore Pilato | ITA | 13 Apr 2015 | Tbilisi-GEO | Certificate of Merit |
| Agron Haxhihyseni | ALB | 13 Apr 2015 | Tbilisi-GEO | Certificate of Merit |
| Jacques Van de Graaf | NED | 28 Dec 2014 | NED | Certificate of Merit |
| Steve Cannon | GBR | 22 Nov 2014 | CYP | Certificate of Merit |
| French WF | FRA | 22 Nov 2014 | CYP | Gold Collar |
| Prof Costas Kadis | CYP | 21 Nov 2014 | CYP | Certificate of Merit |
| Finnish WF | FIN | 26 July 2014 | FIN | Gold Collar |
| Patrick Hickey | IRL | 09 June 2014 | Rome-ITA | Gold Collar |
| Piet Strolenberg | NED | 28 Apr 2014 | NED | Certificate of Merit |
| Tatiana Kashirina | RUS | 04 Apr 2014 | Tel Aviv-ISR | Gold Collar |
| Ruslan Albegov | RUS | 04 Apr 2014 | Tel Aviv-ISR | Gold Collar |
| Frans Geerlings | NED | 29 Dec 2013 | NED | Certificate of Merit |
| Toomas Hendrik Ilves | EST | 19 Sep 2013 | Tallinn-EST | Gold Collar |
| Vytautas Grubliauskas | LTU | 21 Sep 2013 | Klaipeda-LTU | Certificate of Merit |
| Dr. Vytautas Cepas | LTU | 21 Sep 2013 | Klaipeda-LTU | Certificate of Merit |
| Kuoppala Taisto | FIN | 21 Sep 2013 | Tallinn-EST | Gold Collar |
| Lomma Esa | FIN | 21 Sep 2013 | Tallinn-EST | Gold Collar |
| Edgar Savisaa | EST | 21 Sep 2013 | Tallinn-EST | Certificate of Merit |
| Neinar Seli | EST | 21 Sep 2013 | Tallinn-EST | Certificate of Merit |
| Sergey Syrtsov | RUS | 21 Sep 2013 | Tallinn-EST | Gold Collar |
| Esat Ademi | ALB | 12 Apr 2013 | Tirana-ALB | Gold Collar |
| Nedelcho Kolev | BUL | 12 Apr 2013 | Tirana-ALB | Certificate of Merit |
| Pashik Alaverdiyan | ARM | 12 Apr 2013 | Tirana-ALB | Certificate of Merit |
| Mr Ma Wenguang | CHN | 09 Feb 2013 | Lignano-ITA | Gold Collar |
| Mohamed Yousef Al Mana | QAT | 09 Feb 2013 | Lignano-ITA | Gold Collar |
| Intarat Yodbangtoey | THA | 09 Feb 2013 | Lignano-ITA | Certificate of Merit |
| Mathew Curtain | GBR | 09 Feb 2013 | Lignano-ITA | Certificate of Merit |
| Christian Baumgartner | GER | 09 Feb 2013 | Lignano-ITA | Certificate of Merit |
| Erling Johanssen | DEN | 09 Feb 2013 | Lignano-ITA | Certificate of Merit |
| Pavel Mutafov | SVK | 09 Feb 2013 | Lignano-ITA | Certificate of Merit |
| Remco Eenink | NED | 09 Feb 2013 | Lignano-ITA | Certificate of Merit |
| Dr Dolares Rubio | ESP | 09 Feb 2013 | Lignano-ITA | Certificate of Merit |
| Ože Zalubersek | SLO | 09 Feb 2013 | Lignano-ITA | Certificate of Merit |
| Edwards Andruskevics | LAT | 09 Feb 2013 | Lignano-ITA | Certificate of Merit |
| Khaled Mhalhel | LBA | 09 Feb 2013 | Lignano-ITA | Gold Collar |
| Jesmond Caruana | MLT | 26 Jan 2013 | Birindisi-ITA | Certificate of Merit |
| Alceste Maurizio Lo Buono | ITA | 25 Jan 2013 | Birindisi-ITA | Certificate of Merit |
| Senior Jann Talts | EST | 07 Sep 2012 | Tallinn-EST | Gold Collar |
| Karl Utsar | EST | 07 Sep 2012 | Tallinn-EST | Certificate of Merit |
| Dr. Hasan Akkus | TUR | 08 Apr 2012 | Antalya-TUR | Gold Collar |
People Awarded EWF Certificates of Merit Between 2000-2011
Historical name archive for EWF Certificates of Merit awarded between 2000 and 2011.
| Name 1 | Name 2 | Name 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Nikolai Parkhomenko | Norair Nurikian | Andrzej Matusiak |
| Bronius Vysniauskas | Yannis Sgouros | Janusz Przedpelski |
| Nikos Skiadas | Wlodzimierz Wrzosek | Frackowiak Slawomir |
| Bruno Felicetti | Tamas Feher | Dziedzic Zdzislaw |
| Daniel Tschan | Mgr. Petr Krol | Damianos Hadjidamianou |
| Alexandra Vigoureux | Dr. Hasan Akkus | Esa Lomma |
| Daniel Menoni | Randall J. Strossen Ph.D. | John Moerch |
| YmerMPampuri | Jaan Talts | Gaston Parage |
| Piotr Nurowski | Angel Georges Mizov | Michel Tschan |
| Paul Coffa MBE – Australia | Marc Andrieux | Yanick Gricourt |
| Myrddin John MBE | Vangjush Dako | Asim Belinova |
| John Lear | Esat Ademi | Dr.Giovan Battista Silvagni |
| Esat Adami | Miroslaw Drzewiecki | Hon Vinson Detenamo–Nauru |
| Sali Berisha | Shimon Barak Yerocham | Kurlovich Alexander |
| Pietro Conigliaro | Alain Lunzenfichter | Urso Antonio |
| Johan Erling | Claudio Toninel | Andrea Onetti |
| Marta Baroga | Bostrom Georg | Aldo Radicello |
| Marino Ercolani Casadei | Nilsson Gosta | Anselmo Silvino |
| Karol Guman | Giovanni Petrucci | Livio Toschi |
| Romano Blasigh | Sebastiano Mannironi | Nicu Vlad |
| Hilmar Burger | Norberto Oberburger | Nicola Dimitrov Mollov |
| Vasili Draga | Matteo Pellicone | Anatoliy Pysarenko |
| Tryggue Duun | Karl Johan Foerland | Mitko Sabev |
| Harald Figved | David Goldstrom | Arkady Vorobiev |
| Thomas Friedhoff | Anton Kodjabashev | Attilio Vuga |
| Emilio Estarlik Lozano | Ioan Kostadinov | Heinz Kuhn |
| Celsa Alzarez Suarez | Vincenzo Martines | Geoffrey K. Platt |
| Fernando Beccari | Georg Hein | Jean Paul Bulgaridhes |
| Richard Camou | Erwin Pfander | Luciano Forte |
| Renaud Letitre | Hyman Binder | Leonardo Masu |
| Per Mattingsdal | Roberto Deriu | Andrea Umili |
| Ernesto Zanetti | Lionnel Luca | Fernando Beccari |
| Savas Agaoglu | Piergiorgio Moreale | Enzo Cainero |
| Jan Borkowski | Mario Demeru Zidda | Wladyslaw Czaczka |
| Domenico Centonza | Faustino Anzil | Darius Gutarowski |
| Henyk Dueskau | Ivano Brianese | Fritz Kaufmann |
| Kjell Henriksson | Luca Ciriani | Dino Marcuz |
| Bjorn Liwendahl | Stanislaw Dulias | Johann Parmetler |
| Boguslaw Mokranowski | Patrick Holmberg | Miroslaw Szymanczyk |
| Tadeusz Psiuk | Stefan Maciejewski | Peter Wolfgang |
| Zygmunt Wasiela | Jerzy Ostrowski | Juan Marcos Becerro |
| Jerzy Zalejko | Jan Szatkowski | Svetoslav Ivanov |
| Tamas Ajan | Zygmunt Wielogorski | Andrzej Kasprowiak |
| Atanas Georgiev | Lazar Baroga | Wiktor Krebok |
| Benny Johansson | Beltcho Ivanov | Alexei Medvedev |
| Todor Kavaldjiev | Pekka Kare | Gottfried Schödl |
| Georg H. Mahlein | Jan Kozlowski | Zbigniew Tomkowski |