Deadlift standards for a 47 kg (104 lb) woman
Among OpenPowerlifting raw meet results at this bodyweight, the median recorded deadlift is 105 kg (230 lb), the top 10% reach 147.5 kg (325 lb), and the top 1% 171 kg (375 lb). This cell contains 1,362 meet results; n is not a unique-person count.
OpenPowerlifting records a median deadlift of 105 kg (230 lb) across 1,362 raw female meet results in the 47 kg class.
How a 47 kg woman ranks in raw meet results
This field contains 1,362 raw meet results in the 43–47 kg / 95–104 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 | 105 kg | 230 lb |
| Top 25%upper quarter of recorded results | 130 kg | 285 lb |
| Top 10%top decile of recorded results | 147.5 kg | 325 lb |
| Top 5%top twentieth of recorded results | 157.5 kg | 345 lb |
| Top 1%top recorded percentile | 171 kg | 375 lb |
At 47 kg (104 lb), Within the recorded meet results the top 10% reach 147.5 kg (325 lb), 42.5 kg (95 lb) above the median 105 kg (230 lb); the top 1% reach 171 kg (375 lb), a further 23.5 kg (50 lb) on top. Based on 1,362 raw meet results in this class.
The 47 kg class in the data
Of the 53,248 raw women's deadlift entries behind these standards, 1,362 — about 2.6% — come from the 47 kg class.
Stepping up from the 43 kg class raises the median deadlift by 30 kg (65 lb) (+40%); the next step to 52 kg adds another 10 kg (20 lb) (+10%).
In relative terms the median works out to 2.23× bodyweight — the highest per-kilo median of any women's deadlift class, the light-lifter advantage that bodyweight coefficients exist to correct for.
The median 47 kg woman in this dataset squats 82.5 kg, benches 45 kg, and deadlifts 105 kg — a bench-to-squat ratio of 0.55 and a squat-to-deadlift ratio of 0.79. 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 47th percentile (stronger than 47% of meet-result entries), and a 315 lb deadlift sits at roughly the 86th percentile (top 14% 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 47 kg (104 lb) woman?
- In raw meet results at this bodyweight the median recorded deadlift is 105 kg (230 lb), the top 10% reach 147.5 kg (325 lb), and the top 1% 171 kg (375 lb). Source: OpenPowerlifting public competition meet data (CC0), dataset date 2026-05-10; this cell contains 1,362 meet results.
- What deadlift puts me in the top 1% at 47 kg?
- The 99th-percentile raw meet result for a 47 kg (104 lb) woman is 171 kg (375 lb). The top-5% threshold starts at 157.5 kg (345 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 1,362 meet results; n is an entry count, not a unique-person count.
- How much more do 52 kg women deadlift than 47 kg women?
- At the median, 10 kg (20 lb) more — 115 kg (255 lb) versus 105 kg (230 lb). At the top-10% mark the gap is 7.5 kg (15 lb) (155 kg (340 lb) versus 147.5 kg (325 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.