举重比赛的演变早在1896年举行的第一届奥运会中,就有举重项目。不过当时比赛并不分级别(体重),只分单手举和双手举。1920年成立国际举重联合会以后,竞赛规则才日趋完善。从1920年开始,方按体重分级比赛。起初分为五个级,后来逐渐增加为六个级、七个级、九个级,十个级,而且直接用体重的公斤数命名为 The Weightlifting Competition Evolved Earlier in 1896, there was weightlifting in the first Olympic Games. However, the competition was not divided into categories (weight), only single-handed and hands raised. After the establishment of the International Weightlifting Federation in 1920, the rules of the competition became increasingly perfect. From 1920 onwards, the parties according to weight classification game. Initially divided into five levels, and then gradually increased to six, seven, nine, ten, and directly with the weight of kilograms named