Bench press standards for a 76 kg (168 lb) woman
Among OpenPowerlifting raw meet results at this bodyweight, the median recorded bench press is 67.5 kg (150 lb), the top 10% reach 95 kg (210 lb), and the top 1% 120 kg (265 lb). This cell contains 8,832 meet results; n is not a unique-person count.
OpenPowerlifting records a median bench press of 67.5 kg (150 lb) across 8,832 raw female meet results in the 76 kg class.
How a 76 kg woman ranks in raw meet results
This field contains 8,832 raw meet results in the 69–76 kg / 152–168 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 | 67.5 kg | 150 lb |
| Top 25%upper quarter of recorded results | 80 kg | 175 lb |
| Top 10%top decile of recorded results | 95 kg | 210 lb |
| Top 5%top twentieth of recorded results | 105 kg | 230 lb |
| Top 1%top recorded percentile | 120 kg | 265 lb |
At 76 kg (168 lb), Within the recorded meet results the top 10% reach 95 kg (210 lb), 27.5 kg (60 lb) above the median 67.5 kg (150 lb); the top 1% reach 120 kg (265 lb), a further 25 kg (55 lb) on top. Based on 8,832 raw meet results in this class.
The 76 kg class in the data
Of the 56,646 raw women's bench press entries behind these standards, 8,832 — about 16% — come from the 76 kg class.
Stepping up from the 69 kg class raises the median bench press by 2.5 kg (5 lb) (+4%); the next step to 84 kg adds another 0 kg (0 lb) (+0%).
In relative terms the median works out to 0.89× 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 76 kg woman in this dataset squats 122.5 kg, benches 67.5 kg, and deadlifts 142.5 kg — a bench-to-squat ratio of 0.55 and a squat-to-deadlift ratio of 0.86. 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 79th percentile (top 21% of meet-result entries), and a 135 lb bench press sits at roughly the 39th percentile (stronger than 39% 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 76 kg (168 lb) woman?
- In raw meet results at this bodyweight the median recorded bench press is 67.5 kg (150 lb), the top 10% reach 95 kg (210 lb), and the top 1% 120 kg (265 lb). Source: OpenPowerlifting public competition meet data (CC0), dataset date 2026-05-10; this cell contains 8,832 meet results.
- What bench press puts me in the top 1% at 76 kg?
- The 99th-percentile raw meet result for a 76 kg (168 lb) woman is 120 kg (265 lb). The top-5% threshold starts at 105 kg (230 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 8,832 meet results; n is an entry count, not a unique-person count.
- How much more do 84 kg women bench than 76 kg women?
- At the median, 0 kg (0 lb) more — 67.5 kg (150 lb) versus 67.5 kg (150 lb). At the top-10% mark the gap is 2.5 kg (5 lb) (97.5 kg (215 lb) versus 95 kg (210 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.