Bench press standards for a 69 kg (152 lb) woman

OpenPowerlifting records a median bench press of 65 kg (145 lb) across 9,998 raw female meet results in the 69 kg class.

How a 69 kg woman ranks in raw meet results OpenPowerlifting

This field contains 9,998 raw meet results in the 63–69 kg / 139–152 lb class. Percentiles describe recorded entries, not the general population, and repeat competitors may contribute more than one result.

At 69 kg (152 lb), Within the recorded meet results the top 10% reach 90 kg (200 lb), 25 kg (55 lb) above the median 65 kg (145 lb); the top 1% reach 120 kg (265 lb), a further 30 kg (65 lb) on top. Based on 9,998 raw meet results in this class.

The 69 kg class in the data what makes it different

Of the 56,646 raw women's bench press entries behind these standards, 9,998 — about 18% — come from the 69 kg class.

Stepping up from the 63 kg class raises the median bench press by 5 kg (10 lb) (+8%); the next step to 76 kg adds another 2.5 kg (5 lb) (+4%).

In relative terms the median works out to 0.94× 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 69 kg woman in this dataset squats 117.5 kg, benches 65 kg, and deadlifts 140 kg — a bench-to-squat ratio of 0.55 and a squat-to-deadlift ratio of 0.84. 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 185 lb bench press sits at roughly the 83rd percentile (top 17% of meet-result entries), and a 135 lb bench press sits at roughly the 42nd percentile (stronger than 42% 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 69 kg (152 lb) woman?

In raw meet results at this bodyweight the median recorded bench press is 65 kg (145 lb), the top 10% reach 90 kg (200 lb), and the top 1% 120 kg (265 lb). Source: OpenPowerlifting public competition meet data (CC0), dataset date 2026-05-10; this cell contains 9,998 meet results.

What bench press puts me in the top 1% at 69 kg?

The 99th-percentile raw meet result for a 69 kg (152 lb) woman is 120 kg (265 lb). The top-5% threshold starts at 98.1 kg (215 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 9,998 meet results; n is an entry count, not a unique-person count.

How much more do 76 kg women bench than 69 kg women?

At the median, 2.5 kg (5 lb) more — 67.5 kg (150 lb) versus 65 kg (145 lb). At the top-10% mark the gap is 5 kg (10 lb) (95 kg (210 lb) versus 90 kg (200 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.