The following categories are valid: 52 kg Flyweight, 56 kg Bantamweight, 60 kg Featherweight, 67.5 kg Lightweight, 75 kg Middleweight, 82.5 kg Lightheavyweight, 90 kg Middleheavyweight, over 90 kg till 110 kg Heavyweight, over 110 kg Superheavyweight. In World and Continental Championships not only the total results but also the individual lifts are honoured with medals. The organization’s new name is "Fédération Haltérophile International", in short FHI. 20th September, Warsaw: Foundation of the “European Weightlifting Federation”. Foundation of the AIPS Weightlifting
FIHC Congress, Tokyo
For the registration of junior world records, a category 52 kg is accepted. When there are 14 or more athletes in a category the competition has to be carried out in two
World records for juniors are recognized and registered. Referees are classified in Category I and Category
FIHC Bureau Meeting, London
One-hand exercises are
Tokyo
Foundation of the “Asian Weightlifting Federation”. For the team classification 7-5-4-3-2-1 points are distributed for the 1st to the 6th
FIHC Congress, Teheran
For the team classification, there are distributed 10-6-4-3-2-1 points for the first to the sixth place. Diameter of the bar is 28 mm; distance of the bar between the discs is 1.31 m; height from the ground 21 cm; length of the bar
