Deadlift standards for a 120 kg+ super-heavyweight woman

OpenPowerlifting records a median deadlift of 145.2 kg (320 lb) across 9,881 raw female meet results in the 120 kg+ class.

How a 120 kg woman ranks in raw meet results OpenPowerlifting

This field contains 9,881 raw meet results in the 120 kg+ class. Percentiles describe recorded entries, not the general population, and repeat competitors may contribute more than one result.

At 120 kg+ (265 lb+) super-heavyweight, Within the recorded meet results the top 10% reach 190 kg (420 lb), 44.8 kg (100 lb) above the median 145.2 kg (320 lb); the top 1% reach 232.5 kg (515 lb), a further 42.5 kg (95 lb) on top. Based on 9,881 raw meet results in this class.

The 120 kg+ class in the data what makes it different

Of the 53,248 raw women's deadlift entries behind these standards, 9,881 — about 19% — come from the 120 kg+ class, making it the women's class with the most meet results in the dataset. As the open class it has no upper weight limit, so it collects the field's heaviest entries and its biggest absolute numbers.

Stepping up from the 84 kg class raises the median deadlift by 0.2 kg (0 lb) (+0%).

Taken at the 120 kg reference weight, the median is 1.21× bodyweight, against 2.23× in the 47 kg class — the flip side of carrying the field's biggest absolute numbers.

The median 120 kg+ woman in this dataset squats 130 kg, benches 70 kg, and deadlifts 145.2 kg — a bench-to-squat ratio of 0.54 and a squat-to-deadlift ratio of 0.90. 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 315 lb deadlift sits at roughly the 47th percentile (stronger than 47% of meet-result entries), and a 405 lb deadlift sits at roughly the 85th percentile (top 15% of meet-result entries).

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 raw deadlift for a 120 kg (265 lb) woman?

In raw meet results at this bodyweight the median recorded deadlift is 145.2 kg (320 lb), the top 10% reach 190 kg (420 lb), and the top 1% 232.5 kg (515 lb). Source: OpenPowerlifting public competition meet data (CC0), dataset date 2026-05-10; this cell contains 9,881 meet results.

What deadlift puts me in the top 1% at 120 kg?

The 99th-percentile raw meet result for a 120 kg (265 lb) woman is 232.5 kg (515 lb). The top-5% threshold starts at 205 kg (450 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 9,881 meet results; n is an entry count, not a unique-person count.

Why does the 120 kg+ open class read differently from the numbered classes?

It has no upper bodyweight limit, so it pools meet entries above 120 kg. Absolute numbers are the biggest in the field (median 145.2 kg (320 lb), top 1% 232.5 kg (515 lb)), while strength per kilo of bodyweight is the lowest — both are expected when the class collects the heaviest entries.

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.