Deadlift standards for a 47 kg (104 lb) woman
The median gym-goer at this bodyweight deadlifts 68 kg (150 lb); an advanced lifter 95 kg (210 lb). Among raw competitors the median lifter deadlifts 105 kg (230 lb) and the top 10% reach 147.5 kg (325 lb) — all from real data, in kg and lb.
Average deadlift for a 47 kg woman
This is the everyday yardstick — what gym-goers who log their lifts actually deadlift at this bodyweight (the 43–47 kg / 95–104 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, 47 kg | in lb |
|---|---|---|
| Beginneraround a first-month lifter | 27 kg | 60 lb |
| Novicea few months of consistent training | 45 kg | 100 lb |
| Intermediatethe median logged gym-goer | 68 kg | 150 lb |
| Advancedstronger than 80% of gym-goers | 95 kg | 210 lb |
| Elitetop 5% of recreational lifters | 126 kg | 280 lb |
How a 47 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 1,362 raw lifters in the 43–47 kg / 95–104 lb class.
| Percentile | woman (raw) | in lb |
|---|---|---|
| Median competitormiddle of the meet field | 105 kg | 230 lb |
| Top 25%experienced competitor | 127.5 kg | 280 lb |
| Top 10%regionally competitive | 147.5 kg | 325 lb |
| Top 5%nationally competitive | 157.5 kg | 345 lb |
| Top 1%international / record territory | 171 kg | 375 lb |
At 47 kg (104 lb) the median raw competitor lifts 37 kg (80 lb) more than the median logged gym-goer — 105 kg (230 lb) versus 68 kg (150 lb) at the 50th percentile. Within the competitive field 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.
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 47 kg (104 lb) woman?
- Among logged gym-goers at this bodyweight, the median (50th-percentile) deadlift is 68 kg (150 lb). A beginner is around 27 kg (60 lb) and an advanced lifter around 95 kg (210 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 47 kg?
- "Good" depends on the room you compare against. For a recreational lifter, anything above the 95 kg (210 lb) advanced mark is strong. To rank among people who actually compete, the median raw competitor at this bodyweight lifts 105 kg (230 lb) and the top 10% reach 147.5 kg (325 lb).
- What deadlift puts me in the top 1% at 47 kg?
- The 99th-percentile raw competitive deadlift for a 47 kg (104 lb) woman is 171 kg (375 lb) — international and record territory. The top 5% (nationally competitive) starts at 157.5 kg (345 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.