New categories are introduced: 56 kg - Bantamweight, 60 kg - Featherweight, 67.5 kg - Lightweight, 75 kg - Middleweight, 82.5 kg - Lightheavyweight, 90 kg – Middleheavyweight and over 90 kg - Heavyweight. 28th February, Buenos Aires: Foundation of the “Pan-American Weightlifting
FIH Congress, Paris
At Olympic Games and World Championships, seven lifters per country may participate, with a maximum of two lifters per category. The organization’s new name is “Fédération Internationale Haltérophile et Culturiste", in short FIHC. A time limit of 3 minutes is allowed for
FIH Congress, London
For the team classification 5-3-1 points are distributed for the 1st to the 3rd
A new bodyweight category up to 56 kg (bantamweight) is
FIH Congress, Paris
World records in the Olympic Triathlon (sum of results in press, snatch and clean & jerk) are recognised and
FIH Congress, Paris
When, during an international competition, a lifter fails by a small margin (not more than 5 kg) a world record, he may be granted, at his request, a fourth attempt outside the