Deadlift standards — women, up to 52.5 kg
Median 105 kg. Top fifth starts at 127 kg. The top 5% deadlift 150 kg or more. From 16,633 judged lifts.
Percentile
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16,633 judged deadlifts, women, up to 52.5 kg
No lift entered. The curve is every judged deadlifts in this class — add yours to it.
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The full table
| Percentile | Lift (kg) | Lift (lb) | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | 70.0 | 154 | Novice |
| 20th | 80.0 | 176 | Intermediate |
| 25th | 85.0 | 187 | Intermediate |
| 30th | 90.0 | 198 | Intermediate |
| 40th | 97.5 | 215 | Intermediate |
| 50th | 105.0 | 231 | Advanced |
| 60th | 110.0 | 243 | Advanced |
| 70th | 117.5 | 259 | Advanced |
| 75th | 122.5 | 270 | Advanced |
| 80th | 127.0 | 280 | Elite |
| 90th | 139.0 | 306 | Elite |
| 95th | 150.0 | 331 | World-class |
| 99th | 167.5 | 369 | World-class |
Novice
0–20
Bottom fifth of the platform
Intermediate
20–50
Below the median competitor
Advanced
50–80
Above the median competitor
Elite
80–95
Top fifth of the platform
World-class
95–100
Top 5% of everyone who has competed
By age
Masters lifters compete in their own divisions, and the data shows why. Age here is age at the meet.
| Age | Median | 80th | 95th | Lifters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-17 | 110.0 | 130.0 | 155.0 | 7,959 |
| 18-19 | 125.0 | 147.5 | 170.0 | 5,374 |
| 20-23 | 135.0 | 160.0 | 182.5 | 17,690 |
| 24-34 | 140.0 | 165.0 | 190.0 | 40,474 |
| 35-39 | 137.5 | 162.5 | 190.0 | 8,539 |
| 40-44 | 135.0 | 160.0 | 185.0 | 6,085 |
| 45-49 | 130.0 | 155.0 | 182.5 | 3,746 |
| 50-54 | 125.0 | 150.0 | 175.0 | 2,558 |
| 55-59 | 120.0 | 142.5 | 165.0 | 1,363 |
| 60-69 | 110.0 | 132.5 | 153.0 | 1,451 |
Age bands pool every bodyweight, so they answer "how does age move the number", not "what should a 45-year-old at this exact weight lift".
As a multiple of bodyweight
| Percentile | × bodyweight |
|---|---|
| 25th | 1.80× |
| 50th | 2.10× |
| 75th | 2.50× |
| 90th | 2.80× |
| 95th | 3.00× |
| 99th | 3.30× |
The "2× bodyweight bench" style of goal, measured against people who actually did it in competition.
Who these numbers describe. Everyone in this dataset entered a powerlifting competition. They are stronger than the general gym population, so a 50th percentile here is well above an average gym-goer — we would rather tell you that than quietly flatter you. Nobody has ever published a trustworthy random sample of what people lift in commercial gyms; what exists instead is app data that people type in themselves.