Category:Weightlifting

From Stamps of the World

Weightlifting was a sport of the Olympic Summer Games in 1896, 1904, 1920-1936, 1948, and since 1952 consistently in different classes.

Initially were:
at the 1896-Olympiad :

- "One-hand lift"
- "Two-hand lift"

at the 1904-Olympiad :

- "Two-hand lift"
- "All-around dumbbell"

etc. (see table)

Survey over sub-categories (classes) at the Olympic weightlifting competitions
1920–1936 1948 1952–1968 1972–1976 1980–1992 1996 2000–2016 2020
Heavyweight
+82.5 kg
Heavyweight
+90 kg
Super heavyweight
+110 kg
Super heavyweight
+108 kg
Super heavyweight
+105 kg
Super heavyweight
+109 kg
Heavyweight
90–110 kg
Heavyweight
100–110 kg
Heavyweight
99–108 kg
Heavyweight
96–109 kg
Heavyweight
94–105 kg
First-heavyweight
90–100 kg
First-heavyweight
91–99 kg
Middle-heavyweight
85–94 kg
Middle-heavyweight
81–96 kg
Middle-heavyweight
83–91 kg
Middle-heavyweight
82.5–90 kg
Light-heavyweight
77–85 kg
Light-heavyweight
76–83 kg
Light-heavyweight
75–82.5 kg
Middleweight
73–81 kg
Middleweight
69–77 kg
Middleweight
70–76 kg
Middleweight
67.5–75 kg
Lightweight
64–70 kg
Lightweight
67–73 kg
Lightweight
62–69 kg
Lightweight
60–67.5 kg
Featherweight
59–64 kg
Featherweight
61–67 kg
Featherweight
56–62 kg
Featherweight
−60 kg
Featherweight
56–60 kg
Bantamweight
54–59 kg
Bantamweight
−61 kg
Bantamweight
−56 kg
Bantamweight
52–56 kg
Bantamweight
−56 kg
Flyweight
−54 kg
Flyweight
−52 kg