Bench press standards for a 47 kg (104 lb) woman
Among OpenPowerlifting raw meet results at this bodyweight, the median recorded bench press is 45 kg (100 lb), the top 10% reach 70 kg (155 lb), and the top 1% 92.5 kg (205 lb). This cell contains 1,426 meet results; n is not a unique-person count.
OpenPowerlifting records a median bench press of 45 kg (100 lb) across 1,426 raw female meet results in the 47 kg class.
How a 47 kg woman ranks in raw meet results
This field contains 1,426 raw meet results in the 43–47 kg / 95–104 lb class. Percentiles describe recorded entries, not the general population, and repeat competitors may contribute more than one result.
| Percentile | woman (raw) | in lb |
|---|---|---|
| Median meet resultmiddle of recorded meet results | 45 kg | 100 lb |
| Top 25%upper quarter of recorded results | 57.5 kg | 125 lb |
| Top 10%top decile of recorded results | 70 kg | 155 lb |
| Top 5%top twentieth of recorded results | 75 kg | 165 lb |
| Top 1%top recorded percentile | 92.5 kg | 205 lb |
At 47 kg (104 lb), Within the recorded meet results the top 10% reach 70 kg (155 lb), 25 kg (55 lb) above the median 45 kg (100 lb); the top 1% reach 92.5 kg (205 lb), a further 22.5 kg (50 lb) on top. Based on 1,426 raw meet results in this class.
The 47 kg class in the data
Of the 56,646 raw women's bench press entries behind these standards, 1,426 — about 2.5% — come from the 47 kg class.
Stepping up from the 43 kg class raises the median bench press by 15 kg (35 lb) (+50%); the next step to 52 kg adds another 5 kg (10 lb) (+11%).
In relative terms the median works out to 0.96× bodyweight, down from the field's per-kilo peak of 1.01× at 57 kg — the sub-linear scaling that makes the percentile, not the raw kilos, the honest comparison.
The median 47 kg woman in this dataset squats 82.5 kg, benches 45 kg, and deadlifts 105 kg — a bench-to-squat ratio of 0.55 and a squat-to-deadlift ratio of 0.79. If your own ratios sit far from that, the outlier lift is usually the one with the most room to grow.
The classic milestones read differently in every class: here a 135 lb bench press sits at roughly the 79th percentile (top 21% of meet-result entries).
Competition bench is paused on the chest; a touch-and-go rep inflates the number by 3–6% from the chest-bounce. The standards below are raw (no bench shirt). Because Strength scales sub-linearly with bodyweight — heavier lifters lift more in absolute terms but less per kilo of bodyweight (Vanderburgh & Batterham 1999 (PMID 10613442)), the most honest read of "is this good" is your percentile at your bodyweight, not the raw kilos.
FAQ
- What is a good raw bench press for a 47 kg (104 lb) woman?
- In raw meet results at this bodyweight the median recorded bench press is 45 kg (100 lb), the top 10% reach 70 kg (155 lb), and the top 1% 92.5 kg (205 lb). Source: OpenPowerlifting public competition meet data (CC0), dataset date 2026-05-10; this cell contains 1,426 meet results.
- What bench press puts me in the top 1% at 47 kg?
- The 99th-percentile raw meet result for a 47 kg (104 lb) woman is 92.5 kg (205 lb). The top-5% threshold starts at 75 kg (165 lb).
- Where does this data come from?
- Every figure is computed from OpenPowerlifting meet results (CC0 public dataset, dataset date 2026-05-10) for raw entries at this exact sex and bodyweight class. This cell contains 1,426 meet results; n is an entry count, not a unique-person count.
- How much more do 52 kg women bench than 47 kg women?
- At the median, 5 kg (10 lb) more — 50 kg (110 lb) versus 45 kg (100 lb). At the top-10% mark the gap is 5 kg (10 lb) (75 kg (165 lb) versus 70 kg (155 lb)). Per kilo of bodyweight the lighter class is the stronger one — which is why cross-class comparison uses percentiles or coefficients, not raw kilos.
Figures: OpenPowerlifting (public competition meet data (CC0), dataset date 2026-05-10). Cell n is a meet-result count, not a unique-person count. Full method at /method. Check your own lift on the percentile calculator.