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 2.20m.
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 Federation”.
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 competitors.