31st May 1890
Vienna
28th March 1891
London
7th April 1896
Athens
10th June 1905
Duisburg
Three body weight categories are realised: 70 kg Lightweight, 80 kg Middleweight and over 80 kg Heavy-weight. Four exercises have to form the program in international competitions: right- and left-hand snatch, two-hand press and two-hand clean & jerk. Click to read the full article
10th July 1910
Frankfurt
15th July 1912
Stockholm
6th–7th July 1913
Berlin
Five bodyweight categories are approved: 60 kg - Featherweight, 67.5 kg - Lightweight, 75 kg - Middleweight, 82.5 kg - Lightheavyweight, over 82.5 kg - Heavyweight. Click to read the full article
23rd August 1920
Antwerp
15th March 1925
17th May 1928
Amsterdam Olympic Games
13th September 1937
FIH Congress, Paris
17th October 1946
FIH Congress, Paris
1947
7th August 1948
FIH Congress, London
12th October 1950
FIH Congress, Paris
The organization’s new name is “Fédération Internationale Haltérophile et Culturiste", in short FIHC.
A time limit of 3 minutes is allowed for competitors. Click to read the full article
1951
28th February, Buenos Aires: Foundation of the “Pan-American Weightlifting Federation”. Click to read the full article
7th November 1957
FIHC Congress, Teheran
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 2.20m. Click to read the full article
24th May 1958
Tokyo
For the team classification 7-5-4-3-2-1 points are distributed for the 1st to the 6th place. Click to read the full article
11th June 1961
FIHC Bureau Meeting, London
1962
Referees are classified in Category I and Category II. Click to read the full article
15th October 1964
FIHC Congress, Tokyo
When there are 14 or more athletes in a category the competition has to be carried out in two groups. Click to read the full article
1969
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 Commission. Click to read the full article
6th September 1972
Executive Board Meeting
1973
For the team classification 12-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 points are distributed for the 1st to 10th place (only for the total). Click to read the full article
5th–12th July 1975
Marseille
1977
The three minutes period for the execution of attempts reduced to two minutes.
For the team classification 12-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 points are distributed for the 1st to 10th place for the individual lifts and the total.
15th September, Executive Board Meeting, Stuttgart: Provisional creation of a “Special Methodical Commission”. Click to read the full article
10th March 1978
Alexandria
1980
6th November, Melbourne: Foundation of the “Oceania Weightlifting Federation”. Click to read the full article
20th–21st January 1981
Budapest
20th October 1983
IWF Executive Board Meeting, Moscow
12th–14th January 1984
IWF Executive Board Meeting, Herzogenaurach
27th July, IWF Congress, Los Angeles: For the team classification 16-14-13-12-11-10-9- 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 points are distributed for the 1st to 15th place. Click to read the full article
23rd March 1986
Budapest
4th September 1987
IWF Executive Board Meeting, Ostrava
30th October - 1st November, Florida: The first Women World Championships with 100 athletes from 22 countries took place. Click to read the full article
1st December 1988
IWF Congress, Jakarta
11th March 1989
IWF Executive Board Meeting, Tenerife
No fourth attempt for world records permitted. Click to read the full article
8th November 1990
IWF Executive Board Meeting, Budapest
27th–28th March 1991
IWF Executive Board Meeting, Atlanta
An IWF-conducted doping control is a condition for all the events.
27th September - 5th October, Donaueschingen: One minute (60 seconds) is given to competitors between the calling of their name and the beginning of their attempt. Click to read the full article
15th November 1992
IWF Congress in Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife
When competitors attempt two lifts in succession, they have two minutes (120 seconds) for the succeeding attempt. Click to read the full article
16th–18th February 1993
IWF Executive Board Meeting, Hurghada
9th–16th July 1995
Warsaw
1st May 1996
IWF Executive Board Meeting, Warsaw
10th and 11th December, IWF Congress, Athens: Two-Year-Suspension for a first doping offence.
13th December: The IOC Executive Board confirmed it’s decision to include women’s weightlifting in the programme of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Click to read the full article
1997
24th–25th April 1998
Ramat Gan
1st World Championships for University and College Students (Women 37 lifters,11 nations, Men 50 lifters, 11 nations). Click to read the full article
16th–26th September 2000
Sydney
3rd March 2005
Istanbul
4th March, IWF Congress, Istanbul: With effect of 1st May, the weight of the barbell must always be a multiple of 1.0 kg.
A World Record is only valid if it exceeds the previous one (individual lift or total) by 1.0 kg. Click to read the full article
25th–28th November 2008
Komotini, Greece
20th–24th May 2009
Chiang Mai
15th–19th August 2010
Singapore
2011
Shenzhen
7th November 2014
Almaty
2016
Beijing - Penang
New categories in effect with 1 January 2017 are 90kg and +90kg for Junior and Senior, 75kg and +75kg for Youth. Click to read the full article
2018
Tashkent - Uzbekistan
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