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Name of federation
Svenska Tyngdlyftningsförbundet (Swedish Weightlifting Federation)

Place and dates of its foundation
Svenska Atletikförbundet, November 1909, Malmö (wrestling and weightlifting)
Svenska Tyngdlyftningsförbundet, 03.26.1922, Eskilstuna. 

Svenska Atletikförbundet
In the beginning of the 20th century the power sports in Sweden could be described as disorganized. The athletes were more interested in circus performance and the ordinary weightlifting was more or less disappearing as a sport.

To put things in order a new federation consisting of weightlifting and wrestling was founded. It all happened 30th of November 1909. The constitution and competition rules of the new federation were prepared. Hopefully it should lead to an upswing of both sports.

The first president was J. Ahnberg and the office of the new federation was situated in Malmö in south of Sweden. The board consisted mostly of wrestling leaders. But we know of a few weightlifting leaders that even were holding position in IWF, for example James Borg, IWF Auditors Committee 1913-1920.  

But the new federation was to disadvantage for weightlifting. Wrestling became more popular and weightlifting was unfairly treated. Once again there was talk of reorganize weightlifting, and this time as a federation of its own. In the beginning of 1920 two weightlifting leaders of Stockholms Atletklubb summons all the weightlifters of Sweden to a meeting to discuss how to reorganize the weightlifting sport. A provisional board was elected and during two years they worked with the two new organizations, one for weightlifting and one for wrestling.

March 26th 1922 the new federation of weightlifting was founded and its name was Svenska Tyngdlyftningsförbundet (Swedish Weightlifting Federation).

15th of March 1907 Sweden became a member of IWF

First president
Svenska Atletikförbundet: J Ahnberg
Svenska Tyngdlyftningsförbundet: Hans Karlsson, born 1883 (?), dead 10.24.1950.

Current President and General Secretary
President: Benny Johansson, Karlskrona 06.27.1940
General Secretary: Håkan Johanson, Örebro 02.15.1955

Office
Mail address: P.O. Box 15023, S-700 15 Örebro
Adress: Karlsgatan 28, S-703 41 Örebro

Numbers of members
90 clubs

Best international results, world records

Top athletes
Pettersson, Erik Albert, 18.05.1890, Nyköping
Olympic Games 1920, bronze medal
Swedish Champion 5 times
1 Olympic record
2 Swedish records

Pettersson, Erik, 05.05.1885, Örebro
Olympic Games 1920, bronze medal
Swedish Champion 4 times
1 Olympic record
1 Swedish record 

Magnusson, Gösta, 13.09.1915, Örebro
Olympic Games 1948, bronze medal
Swedish champion 6 times
10 Swedish records

Bettembourg, Hans, 29.03.1944, Neuruppin, Brandenburg, Germany
Olympic Games 1972, bronze medal
World Championships 1969, silver medal press
World Championships 1971, silver medal press
European Championships 1969, gold medal press
European Championships 1970, silver medal press
European Championships 1971, gold medal press
Swedish Champion 7 times
11 world records
35 Swedish records

Andersson, Arvid, 19.05.1919, Västerrottna
Olympic Games 1948 and 1952
World Championships 1946, gold medal
World Championships 1949, bronze medal
European Championships 1946, gold medal
European Championships 1947, gold medal
European Championships 1949, gold medal
Swedish champion 10 times
21 Swedish records

Eriksson, Einar, 20.10.1921
World Championships 1953, bronze medal
European Championships 1950, bronze medal
European Championships 1953, bronze medal
European Championships 1958, bronze medal
Swedish Champion 12 times
4 Swedish records

Franzén, Ingemar, 03.05.1927, Älmeboda
World Championships 1955, bronze medal
European championships 1954, bronze medal
European Championships 1955, silver medal
Swedish Champion 10 times
25 Swedish records

Johansson, Bo, 07.02.1945, Gothenburg
World Championships 1969, gold medal snatch, bronze medal press, silver medal total
World Championships 1971, bronze medal snatch, bronze medal total
European Championships 1968, silver medal press, bronze medal snatch, silver medal total
European Championships 1969, bronze medal press, gold medal snatch, bronze medal c&j, silver medal total
European Championships 1970, silver medal press, silver medal snatch, bronze medal total
European Championships 1971, silver medal press, silver medal snatch, silver medal c&j, silver medal total
European championships 1973, bronze medal snatch
Swedish Champion 5 times
4 world records
89 Swedish records

Nilsson, Leif, 16.11.1952
World Championships 1977, bronze medal c&j
World Championships 1978, gold medal snatch
European Championships 1977, bronze medal c&j
European Championships 1978, bronze medal snatch, bronze medal total
Swedish Champion 3 times
30 Swedish records

Larsson, Hans, 28.03.1957
World Championships junior 1977, bronze medal snatch
European Championships 1977, bronze medal snatch
Swedish Champion 2 times
3 Swedish records

Nilsson, Rickard, 16.11.1960
World Championships junior 1980, bronze medal snatch
European Championships 1992, bronze medal snatch
Swedish Champion 11 times
11 Swedish records

Lindsjö, Anders, 29.08.1969
World Championships junior 1989, bronze medal snatch, silver medal c&j, bronze medal total
Swedish Champion 6 times

International Championships organized by Swedish Weightlifting Federation
World Championships 1953, Stockholm
World Championships 1958, Stockholm
World Championships 1963, Stockholm
World Championships 1985, Södertälje
European Promotion Cup, 2000, Kalmar
European Championships junior 2001, Kalmar
European Championships youth 2006, Landskrona
European Championships, junior, 2009, Landskrona