Implement Standards
Compiled by Bill Price, USATF PVA
IMPLEMENT WEIGHTS                                        Update 2-14-06                              
     Age group      Male   Female

            SHOT      
USATF
       0 - 10       6 lb      6 lb
      11 - 12       6 lb      6 lb
      13 - 14       4 kg      6 lb
      15 - 16      12 lb      4 kg
      17 - 18      12 lb      4 kg
     Jr outdoor     6 kg      ----
      19 -29       16 lb      4 kg
      30 - 49      16 lb      4 kg
      50 - 59       6 kg      3 kg
      60 - 69       5 kg      3 kg
      70 - 79       4 kg      3 kg
      80 & up       3 kg      3 kg
HS                 12 lb      4.0 kg
NCAA               16 lb      4.0 kg
                  
                  
            DISCUS      
USATF      0 - 10      Not thrown      
      11 - 12      1 kg      1 kg
      13 - 14      1 kg      1 kg
      15 - 16      1.6 kg    1 kg
      17 - 18      1.6 kg    1 kg
   Jr outdoor      1.75kg    ----
      19 - 29      2 kg      1 kg
      30 - 49      2 kg      1 kg
      50 - 59      1.5 kg    1 kg
      60 - 69      1 kg      1 kg
      70 - 79      1 kg      1 kg
      80 & up      1 kg      1 kg
HS                 2 kg      1 kg
NCAA               2 kg      1 kg
                  
                  
            HAMMER      
USATF  0 - 14      Not thrown      
      15 - 16      12 lb     4 kg
      17 - 18      12 lb     4 kg
    Jr outdoor      6 kg     ----
      19 - 29      16 lb     4 kg
      30 - 49      16 lb     4 kg
      50 - 59      6 kg      3 kg
      60 - 69      5 kg      3 kg
      70 - 79      4 kg      3 kg
      80 & up      3 kg      3 kg
HS            Not thrown      
NCAA              16 lb      4 kg


            JAVELIN      
USATF  0 - 10      300 gr      300 gr
      11 - 12      300 gr      300 gr
      13 - 14      600 gr      600 gr
      15 - 16      800 gr      600 gr
      17 - 18      800 gr      600 gr
      19 - 49      800 gr      600 gr
      50 - 59      700 gr      500 gr
      60 - 69      600 gr      400 gr
      70 - 79      500 gr      400 gr
      80 & up      400 gr      400 gr
HS                800 gr      600 gr
NCAA              800 gr      600 gr
All weights are without cord grip            

                  
            WEIGHT      
USATF  0 - 18      Not thrown      
      19 - 49      35 lb      20 lb
      50 - 59      25 lb      16 lb
      60 - 69      20 lb      12 lb
      70 - 79      16 lb      12 lb
      80 & up      12 lb      12 lb
HS            Not thrown      
NCAA               35 lb      20 lb
                  
                  
            SUPER WEIGHT      
USATF  0 - 18      Not thrown      
    Jr outdoor      ----      ----
      19 - 29      56 lb      
      30 - 49      56 lb      35 lb
      50 - 59      56 lb      25 lb
      60 - 69      56 lb      25 lb
      70 - 79      35 lb      25 lb
      80 & up      35 lb      25 lb
HS            Not thrown      
NCAA               16 lb      4 kg
                  

35 lbs = 15.880 kg     20 lbs = 9.080 kg  
16 lbs = 7.260 kg      12 lb = 5.443 kg    
4.0 kg = 8.81 lb        2 kg = 3.53 lbs/4 lbs 6.548 oz     
                        1 kg = 2.20 lbs/2 lbs 3.274 oz
15.880 kg = 35 lb     9.080 kg = 20 lbs
800 gr = 1 lb 7.6oz/1 lb 12.25 oz     600 gr = 1 lb 3.2 oz/1 lb 5.16 oz

USATF - age at year end     HS & NCAA - all ages  

USATF rules:   Elite - 10.2/11.2/13.1   Youth - 301   Master - 332.3

NCAA rules:   2.8.3 - shot   2.9.3 - discus   2.10.5 - hammer
              2.11.6 - Javelin   10.9.4 - weight