Deadlift standards for a 52 kg (115 lb) woman
Among OpenPowerlifting raw meet results at this bodyweight, the median recorded deadlift is 115 kg (255 lb), the top 10% reach 155 kg (340 lb), and the top 1% 182.5 kg (400 lb). This cell contains 3,753 meet results; n is not a unique-person count.
OpenPowerlifting records a median deadlift of 115 kg (255 lb) across 3,753 raw female meet results in the 52 kg class.
How a 52 kg woman ranks in raw meet results
This field contains 3,753 raw meet results in the 47–52 kg / 104–115 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 | 115 kg | 255 lb |
| Top 25%upper quarter of recorded results | 135 kg | 300 lb |
| Top 10%top decile of recorded results | 155 kg | 340 lb |
| Top 5%top twentieth of recorded results | 165 kg | 365 lb |
| Top 1%top recorded percentile | 182.5 kg | 400 lb |
At 52 kg (115 lb), Within the recorded meet results the top 10% reach 155 kg (340 lb), 40 kg (90 lb) above the median 115 kg (255 lb); the top 1% reach 182.5 kg (400 lb), a further 27.5 kg (60 lb) on top. Based on 3,753 raw meet results in this class.
The 52 kg class in the data
Of the 53,248 raw women's deadlift entries behind these standards, 3,753 — about 7.0% — come from the 52 kg class.
Stepping up from the 47 kg class raises the median deadlift by 10 kg (20 lb) (+10%); the next step to 57 kg adds another 11 kg (25 lb) (+10%).
In relative terms the median works out to 2.21× 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 52 kg woman in this dataset squats 91 kg, benches 50 kg, and deadlifts 115 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 315 lb deadlift sits at roughly the 81st percentile (top 19% of meet-result entries), and a 225 lb deadlift sits at roughly the 35th percentile (stronger than 35% 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 52 kg (115 lb) woman?
- In raw meet results at this bodyweight the median recorded deadlift is 115 kg (255 lb), the top 10% reach 155 kg (340 lb), and the top 1% 182.5 kg (400 lb). Source: OpenPowerlifting public competition meet data (CC0), dataset date 2026-05-10; this cell contains 3,753 meet results.
- What deadlift puts me in the top 1% at 52 kg?
- The 99th-percentile raw meet result for a 52 kg (115 lb) woman is 182.5 kg (400 lb). The top-5% threshold starts at 165 kg (365 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 3,753 meet results; n is an entry count, not a unique-person count.
- How much more do 57 kg women deadlift than 52 kg women?
- At the median, 11 kg (25 lb) more — 126 kg (280 lb) versus 115 kg (255 lb). At the top-10% mark the gap is 7.5 kg (15 lb) (162.5 kg (360 lb) versus 155 kg (340 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.