# My olympic barbell

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 16, 2002, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-olympic-barbell/136966 "2002-11-16T01:20:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2002, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-olympic-barbell/136966/1 "2002-11-16T01:20:10Z")

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This is an easy one (I hope)… Does anyone have any idea how much an olympic style barbell weighs? I realize there is probably a range, but I was actually hoping there was a standard weight that most of them are.

Anyone?

Bueler? Bueler?

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**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2002, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-olympic-barbell/136966/2 "2002-11-16T01:21:13Z")

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I’ve heard 45 lbs. Anyone want to confirm that?

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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2002, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-olympic-barbell/136966/3 "2002-11-16T02:45:33Z")

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20Kg

[http://www.qwa.org/articles/rules.asp](http://www.qwa.org/articles/rules.asp)

> [@](#):
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> Rules Regarding Apparatus  
> Barbell - Only barbells meeting IWF specifications and approval may be used in Weightlifting competitions. The barbell consists of the following parts:
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> The bar  
> The discs  
> The collars  
> The Bar
> 
> Different bars must be used for male and female competitors.
> 
> The bars must meet the following specifications:
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> Men’s bar
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> the weight: 20Kg  
> the length of the bar: 2200mm with a tolerance of plus or minus 1mm  
> the diameter of the bar: 28mm with a tolerance of plus or minus 0.03 mm on the smooth part of the bar.  
> the diameter of the sleeve: 50 mm plus or minus 0.2 mm  
> the distance between the inside collars: 1310 mm plus or minus 0.5 mm  
> the width of the inside collar including the collar of the sleeve : 30 mm plus or minus 1 mm  
> in order to facilitate the grip and the position of the hands of the lifter, the bar must be knurled according to the diagram below.