Deadlift standards for a 43 kg (95 lb) woman
Among OpenPowerlifting raw meet results at this bodyweight, the median recorded deadlift is 75 kg (165 lb), the top 10% reach 112.5 kg (250 lb), and the top 1% 139.7 kg (310 lb). This cell contains 438 meet results; n is not a unique-person count.
OpenPowerlifting records a median deadlift of 75 kg (165 lb) across 438 raw female meet results in the 43 kg class.
How a 43 kg woman ranks in raw meet results
This field contains 438 raw meet results in the 0–43 kg / 0–95 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 | 75 kg | 165 lb |
| Top 25%upper quarter of recorded results | 93 kg | 205 lb |
| Top 10%top decile of recorded results | 112.5 kg | 250 lb |
| Top 5%top twentieth of recorded results | 122.5 kg | 270 lb |
| Top 1%top recorded percentile | 139.7 kg | 310 lb |
At 43 kg (95 lb), Within the recorded meet results the top 10% reach 112.5 kg (250 lb), 37.5 kg (85 lb) above the median 75 kg (165 lb); the top 1% reach 139.7 kg (310 lb), a further 27.2 kg (60 lb) on top. Based on 438 raw meet results in this class.
The 43 kg class in the data
Of the 53,248 raw women's deadlift entries behind these standards, 438 — about fewer than 1% — come from the 43 kg class, the thinnest qualifying cell in the women's field. It is also the lightest women's class with enough raw meet data to rank.
The step to 47 kg adds 30 kg (65 lb) (+40%) — the biggest single-class jump in the women's deadlift field.
In relative terms the median works out to 1.74× bodyweight, down from the field's per-kilo peak of 2.23× at 47 kg — the sub-linear scaling that makes the percentile, not the raw kilos, the honest comparison.
The median 43 kg woman in this dataset squats 56.7 kg, benches 30 kg, and deadlifts 75 kg — a bench-to-squat ratio of 0.53 and a squat-to-deadlift ratio of 0.76. 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 225 lb deadlift sits at roughly the 82nd percentile (top 18% 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 43 kg (95 lb) woman?
- In raw meet results at this bodyweight the median recorded deadlift is 75 kg (165 lb), the top 10% reach 112.5 kg (250 lb), and the top 1% 139.7 kg (310 lb). Source: OpenPowerlifting public competition meet data (CC0), dataset date 2026-05-10; this cell contains 438 meet results.
- What deadlift puts me in the top 1% at 43 kg?
- The 99th-percentile raw meet result for a 43 kg (95 lb) woman is 139.7 kg (310 lb). The top-5% threshold starts at 122.5 kg (270 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 438 meet results; n is an entry count, not a unique-person count.
- How much more do 47 kg women deadlift than 43 kg women?
- At the median, 30 kg (65 lb) more — 105 kg (230 lb) versus 75 kg (165 lb). At the top-10% mark the gap is 35 kg (75 lb) (147.5 kg (325 lb) versus 112.5 kg (250 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.