IWF categories
Weightlifting Weight Classes
Weightlifters compete against lifters of similar bodyweight. The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) sets eight senior weight classes for men and eight for women, and your weight at the weigh-in decides which one you lift in. Each class is named after its upper limit and starts just above the limit of the class below it.
- Men's classes
- 8
- Women's classes
- 8
- On the LA 2028 programme
- 12
- In force since
- Aug 2026
Find your weightlifting weight class
Enter your bodyweight to see your class today, whether it is on the LA 2028 Olympic programme, and where you would have lifted under the older lists.
Weight classes in force today
The IWF senior classes since 1 August 2026. Juniors lift in the same classes. The twelve classes marked LA 2028 are on the programme for the Los Angeles 2028 Games; the others are contested at World Championships and continental events.
Men
| Class | Bodyweight | LA 2028 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 kg | up to 60 kg up to 132.3 lb | No |
| 65 kg | 60.01 to 65 kg up to 143.3 lb | LA 2028 |
| 70 kg | 65.01 to 70 kg up to 154.3 lb | No |
| 75 kg | 70.01 to 75 kg up to 165.3 lb | LA 2028 |
| 85 kg | 75.01 to 85 kg up to 187.4 lb | LA 2028 |
| 95 kg | 85.01 to 95 kg up to 209.4 lb | LA 2028 |
| 110 kg | 95.01 to 110 kg up to 242.5 lb | LA 2028 |
| +110 kg | over 110 kg over 242.5 lb | LA 2028 |
Women
| Class | Bodyweight | LA 2028 |
|---|---|---|
| 49 kg | up to 49 kg up to 108.0 lb | No |
| 53 kg | 49.01 to 53 kg up to 116.8 lb | LA 2028 |
| 57 kg | 53.01 to 57 kg up to 125.7 lb | No |
| 61 kg | 57.01 to 61 kg up to 134.5 lb | LA 2028 |
| 69 kg | 61.01 to 69 kg up to 152.1 lb | LA 2028 |
| 77 kg | 69.01 to 77 kg up to 169.8 lb | LA 2028 |
| 86 kg | 77.01 to 86 kg up to 189.6 lb | LA 2028 |
| +86 kg | over 86 kg over 189.6 lb | LA 2028 |
Your old weight class today
Find the class you lifted in under an earlier list to see the class that covers the same bodyweights today. Where an old class crosses a new limit, your weigh-in decides which side you land on.
From the list used from June 2025 to July 2026
Men
| 2025 to 2026 | Class today |
|---|---|
| 60 kgup to 60 kg | 60 kg |
| 65 kg60.01 to 65 kg | 65 kg LA 2028 |
| 71 kg65.01 to 71 kg | 70 kg up to 70 kg 75 kg above 70 kg LA 2028 |
| 79 kg71.01 to 79 kg | 75 kg up to 75 kg LA 2028 85 kg above 75 kg LA 2028 |
| 88 kg79.01 to 88 kg | 85 kg up to 85 kg LA 2028 95 kg above 85 kg LA 2028 |
| 94 kg88.01 to 94 kg | 95 kg LA 2028 |
| 110 kg94.01 to 110 kg | 95 kg up to 95 kg LA 2028 110 kg above 95 kg LA 2028 |
| +110 kgover 110 kg | +110 kg LA 2028 |
Women
| 2025 to 2026 | Class today |
|---|---|
| 48 kgup to 48 kg | 49 kg |
| 53 kg48.01 to 53 kg | 49 kg up to 49 kg 53 kg above 49 kg LA 2028 |
| 58 kg53.01 to 58 kg | 57 kg up to 57 kg 61 kg above 57 kg LA 2028 |
| 63 kg58.01 to 63 kg | 61 kg up to 61 kg LA 2028 69 kg above 61 kg LA 2028 |
| 69 kg63.01 to 69 kg | 69 kg LA 2028 |
| 77 kg69.01 to 77 kg | 77 kg LA 2028 |
| 86 kg77.01 to 86 kg | 86 kg LA 2028 |
| +86 kgover 86 kg | +86 kg LA 2028 |
From the list used from November 2018 to May 2025
Men
| 2018 to 2025 | Class today |
|---|---|
| 55 kgup to 55 kg | 60 kg |
| 61 kg55.01 to 61 kg | 60 kg up to 60 kg 65 kg above 60 kg LA 2028 |
| 67 kg61.01 to 67 kg | 65 kg up to 65 kg LA 2028 70 kg above 65 kg |
| 73 kg67.01 to 73 kg | 70 kg up to 70 kg 75 kg above 70 kg LA 2028 |
| 81 kg73.01 to 81 kg | 75 kg up to 75 kg LA 2028 85 kg above 75 kg LA 2028 |
| 89 kg81.01 to 89 kg | 85 kg up to 85 kg LA 2028 95 kg above 85 kg LA 2028 |
| 96 kg89.01 to 96 kg | 95 kg up to 95 kg LA 2028 110 kg above 95 kg LA 2028 |
| 102 kg96.01 to 102 kg | 110 kg LA 2028 |
| 109 kg102.01 to 109 kg | 110 kg LA 2028 |
| +109 kgover 109 kg | 110 kg up to 110 kg LA 2028 +110 kg above 110 kg LA 2028 |
Women
| 2018 to 2025 | Class today |
|---|---|
| 45 kgup to 45 kg | 49 kg |
| 49 kg45.01 to 49 kg | 49 kg |
| 55 kg49.01 to 55 kg | 53 kg up to 53 kg LA 2028 57 kg above 53 kg |
| 59 kg55.01 to 59 kg | 57 kg up to 57 kg 61 kg above 57 kg LA 2028 |
| 64 kg59.01 to 64 kg | 61 kg up to 61 kg LA 2028 69 kg above 61 kg LA 2028 |
| 71 kg64.01 to 71 kg | 69 kg up to 69 kg LA 2028 77 kg above 69 kg LA 2028 |
| 76 kg71.01 to 76 kg | 77 kg LA 2028 |
| 81 kg76.01 to 81 kg | 77 kg up to 77 kg LA 2028 86 kg above 77 kg LA 2028 |
| 87 kg81.01 to 87 kg | 86 kg up to 86 kg LA 2028 +86 kg above 86 kg LA 2028 |
| +87 kgover 87 kg | +86 kg LA 2028 |
New weight classes and the 2026 world standards
Classes that kept the same limits when the list changed in August 2026 kept their world records. The new classes started with world standards instead: a target the IWF sets at 98% of the record it projects for the class. A lifter who beats a standard at an eligible competition sets the first world record in that class.
See the current world records and standards for every class.
Weightlifting weight classes since 1998
The IWF replaced its class list in 2018, 2025 and 2026, and split the women's heaviest class in 2017. Results from different lists do not compare class for class: the men's 85 kg class of 2015 started at 77.01 kg, and the one in use since August 2026 starts at 75.01 kg.
Each column below runs lightest to heaviest, today's list first. Classes in the same row are not the same class: compare the limits, not the position.
Men's weight classes by list
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| From August 2026 | 2025 to 2026 | 2018 to 2025 | 1998 to 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 kg | 60 kg | 55 kg | 56 kg |
| 65 kg LA 2028 | 65 kg | 61 kg | 62 kg |
| 70 kg | 71 kg | 67 kg | 69 kg |
| 75 kg LA 2028 | 79 kg | 73 kg | 77 kg |
| 85 kg LA 2028 | 88 kg | 81 kg | 85 kg |
| 95 kg LA 2028 | 94 kg | 89 kg | 94 kg |
| 110 kg LA 2028 | 110 kg | 96 kg | 105 kg |
| +110 kg LA 2028 | +110 kg | 102 kg | +105 kg |
| 109 kg | |||
| +109 kg |
Women's weight classes by list
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| From August 2026 | 2025 to 2026 | 2018 to 2025 | 1998 to 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 kg | 48 kg | 45 kg | 48 kg |
| 53 kg LA 2028 | 53 kg | 49 kg | 53 kg |
| 57 kg | 58 kg | 55 kg | 58 kg |
| 61 kg LA 2028 | 63 kg | 59 kg | 63 kg |
| 69 kg LA 2028 | 69 kg | 64 kg | 69 kg |
| 77 kg LA 2028 | 77 kg | 71 kg | 75 kg |
| 86 kg LA 2028 | 86 kg | 76 kg | +75 kg (to 2016) |
| +86 kg LA 2028 | +86 kg | 81 kg | 90 kg (from 2017) |
| 87 kg | +90 kg (from 2017) | ||
| +87 kg |