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| A BRIEF HISTORY | |||
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In the beginning there was the AAU and the York Barbell Club. However, the USPF, and its World Affiliate the IPF were the first widely recognized Powerlifting Federations that I know of.
Then came the APF and the ADFPA. I am not sure which came first. The ADFPA was the precursor to USAPL Powerlifting. The ADFPA decided to grab the IPF as its World affiliate and the ADFPA became the USAPL while the USPF lost the IPF as its World affiliate and is just now managing a comeback in the U.S. Tired of the politics of the USAPL/IPF Ernie Frantz formed his own federation and called it the APF – American Powerlifting Federation. Frantz worked with the South Africa’s International Sport Sanction by inviting them to a "World Championships" in the U.S. This led to the WPC-World Powerlifting Congress (Note: most recently the AAPF was formed, which is the drug tested arm of the APF). Since that time many new lifting federations have been formed, some of which are below: | |||
| WABDL World Association of Benchers and Deadlifters |
ADFPF American Drug Free Powerlifting Federation |
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| APF - WPC American Powerlifting Federation (includes AAPF) & its World affiliate the World Powerlifting Congress |
USPF United States Powerlifting Federation |
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| USAPL USA Powerlifting Federation |
APA American Powerlifting Association |
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| RPF 100% RAW Powerlifting Federation |
AAU Amateur Athletic Union Powerlifting |
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| WNPF World Natural Powerlifting Federation |
SLP Son Light Power |
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| UPA United Powerlifting Association |
IPF The International Powerlfiting Federation is the World Affiliate for the USAPL |
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| WDFPF The World Drug Free Powerlifting Federation is the World Affiliate for the ADFPF |
WPF The World Powerlifting Federation is the World Affiliate for the USPF |
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