Deadlift standards for a 43 kg (95 lb) woman
The median gym-goer at this bodyweight deadlifts 62 kg (135 lb); an advanced lifter 89 kg (195 lb). Among raw competitors the median lifter deadlifts 75 kg (165 lb) and the top 10% reach 112.5 kg (250 lb) — all from real data, in kg and lb.
Average deadlift for a 43 kg woman
This is the everyday yardstick — what gym-goers who log their lifts actually deadlift at this bodyweight (the 0–43 kg / 0–95 lb band). Source: StrengthLevel (153 million+ self-reported gym-log lifts); self-reported, so it skews a little stronger than a typical gym floor.
| Level | woman, 43 kg | in lb |
|---|---|---|
| Beginneraround a first-month lifter | 24 kg | 55 lb |
| Novicea few months of consistent training | 40 kg | 90 lb |
| Intermediatethe median logged gym-goer | 62 kg | 135 lb |
| Advancedstronger than 80% of gym-goers | 89 kg | 195 lb |
| Elitetop 5% of recreational lifters | 118 kg | 260 lb |
How a 43 kg woman ranks among competitors
If you compete (or want to know where you'd land at a raw meet), this is the field. Based on 433 raw lifters in the 0–43 kg / 0–95 lb class.
| Percentile | woman (raw) | in lb |
|---|---|---|
| Median competitormiddle of the meet field | 75 kg | 165 lb |
| Top 25%experienced competitor | 93 kg | 205 lb |
| Top 10%regionally competitive | 112.5 kg | 250 lb |
| Top 5%nationally competitive | 122.5 kg | 270 lb |
| Top 1%international / record territory | 140.1 kg | 310 lb |
At 43 kg (95 lb) the median raw competitor lifts 13 kg (30 lb) more than the median logged gym-goer — 75 kg (165 lb) versus 62 kg (135 lb) at the 50th percentile. Within the competitive field 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 140.1 kg (310 lb), a further 27.6 kg (60 lb) on top.
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 the average deadlift for a 43 kg (95 lb) woman?
- Among logged gym-goers at this bodyweight, the median (50th-percentile) deadlift is 62 kg (135 lb). A beginner is around 24 kg (55 lb) and an advanced lifter around 89 kg (195 lb). Source: StrengthLevel, 153 million+ self-reported gym-log lifts; self-reported, so the population skews stronger than a typical gym floor.
- What counts as a good deadlift at 43 kg?
- "Good" depends on the room you compare against. For a recreational lifter, anything above the 89 kg (195 lb) advanced mark is strong. To rank among people who actually compete, the median raw competitor at this bodyweight lifts 75 kg (165 lb) and the top 10% reach 112.5 kg (250 lb).
- What deadlift puts me in the top 1% at 43 kg?
- The 99th-percentile raw competitive deadlift for a 43 kg (95 lb) woman is 140.1 kg (310 lb) — international and record territory. The top 5% (nationally competitive) starts at 122.5 kg (270 lb).
- Where does this data come from?
- Competitive figures are real OpenPowerlifting meet results (CC0 public dataset, snapshot 2026-05-16) for raw lifters at this exact sex and bodyweight class; the gym-goer figures are from StrengthLevel's 22,866,078 self-reported deadlift logs. No numbers are estimated — every figure is a percentile from the underlying sample.
Competitive figures: OpenPowerlifting (public competition meet data (CC0), snapshot 2026-05-16, CC0). Recreational figures: StrengthLevel (153 million+ self-reported gym-log lifts; self-reported). Full method at /method. Check your own lift on the percentile calculator.