What is a good deadlift?

It depends on bodyweight and sex. As one competition anchor, the median recorded result for 83 kg (183 lb) men is 220 kg (485 lb); the top 10% reach 270 kg (595 lb). Find your class above.

Are these standards in kg or lb?

Both — every cell shows kg with the lb equivalent. The underlying data is metric (the IPF and OpenPowerlifting record in kg); lb is rounded to the nearest 5 the way gym loads are actually plated.

Where does the data come from?

Every figure is a percentile computed from OpenPowerlifting raw meet results (CC0, dataset date 2026-05-10). Cell n means recorded meet results, not unique people. Method at /method.

Deadlift strength standards

What's an average, good, or exceptional deadlift in raw competition results? These tables show the median through top 1% by bodyweight and sex from OpenPowerlifting meet-result data, in kg and lb. The median recorded result for 83 kg men is 220 kg (485 lb).

Updated 2026-08-06 · OpenPowerlifting meet-result data

Raw meet-result deadlift percentiles — men OpenPowerlifting

Where a recorded raw meet result lands by bodyweight class. The middle column is the median meet result; the columns to its right show progressively higher recorded percentiles.

Bodyweight	Median	Top 25%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
53 kg	105230 lb	137.5305 lb	167.5370 lb	182.5400 lb	201.3445 lb
59 kg	160355 lb	192.5425 lb	215475 lb	230505 lb	252.5555 lb
66 kg	185410 lb	212.5470 lb	235520 lb	250550 lb	280615 lb
74 kg	200440 lb	227.5500 lb	250550 lb	265585 lb	292.5645 lb
83 kg	220485 lb	245540 lb	270595 lb	285630 lb	312.5690 lb
93 kg	230505 lb	260575 lb	282.5625 lb	300660 lb	330730 lb
105 kg	240530 lb	270595 lb	300660 lb	312.5690 lb	342.5755 lb
120 kg	250550 lb	280615 lb	307.5680 lb	325715 lb	357.5790 lb
140 kg+	250550 lb	285630 lb	315695 lb	332.5735 lb	370815 lb

Raw meet-result deadlift percentiles — women OpenPowerlifting

Bodyweight	Median	Top 25%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
43 kg	75165 lb	93205 lb	112.5250 lb	122.5270 lb	139.7310 lb
47 kg	105230 lb	130285 lb	147.5325 lb	157.5345 lb	171375 lb
52 kg	115255 lb	135300 lb	155340 lb	165365 lb	182.5400 lb
57 kg	126280 lb	145320 lb	162.5360 lb	171375 lb	192.5425 lb
63 kg	131.5290 lb	152.5335 lb	170375 lb	182.5400 lb	202.5445 lb
69 kg	140310 lb	160355 lb	177.5390 lb	187.5415 lb	210465 lb
76 kg	142.5315 lb	165365 lb	185410 lb	197.5435 lb	220485 lb
84 kg	145320 lb	166.4365 lb	190420 lb	201.4445 lb	229.4505 lb
120 kg+	145.2320 lb	170375 lb	190420 lb	205450 lb	232.5515 lb

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These are dead-stop pulls; raw competition allows both conventional and sumo stance on the same scoreboard, so the standard pools them. Dead-stop is the meet standard — touch-and-go reps use the stretch reflex off the floor and read higher than a competition pull. Vanderburgh & Batterham 1999 is why the deadlift standard climbs with bodyweight while strength-per-kilo falls (PMID 10613442).

FAQ

What is a good deadlift?: It depends on bodyweight and sex. As one competition anchor, the median recorded result for 83 kg (183 lb) men is 220 kg (485 lb); the top 10% reach 270 kg (595 lb). Find your class above.
Are these standards in kg or lb?: Both — every cell shows kg with the lb equivalent. The underlying data is metric (the IPF and OpenPowerlifting record in kg); lb is rounded to the nearest 5 the way gym loads are actually plated.
Where does the data come from?: Every figure is a percentile computed from OpenPowerlifting raw meet results (CC0, dataset date 2026-05-10). Cell n means recorded meet results, not unique people. Method at /method.

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.