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
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
