Deadlift standards for a 52 kg (115 lb) woman
The median gym-goer at this bodyweight deadlifts 73 kg (160 lb); an advanced lifter 102 kg (225 lb). Among raw competitors the median lifter deadlifts 115 kg (255 lb) and the top 10% reach 155 kg (340 lb) — all from real data, in kg and lb.
Average deadlift for a 52 kg woman
This is the everyday yardstick — what gym-goers who log their lifts actually deadlift at this bodyweight (the 47–52 kg / 104–115 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, 52 kg | in lb |
|---|---|---|
| Beginneraround a first-month lifter | 31 kg | 70 lb |
| Novicea few months of consistent training | 49 kg | 110 lb |
| Intermediatethe median logged gym-goer | 73 kg | 160 lb |
| Advancedstronger than 80% of gym-goers | 102 kg | 225 lb |
| Elitetop 5% of recreational lifters | 133 kg | 295 lb |
How a 52 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 3,780 raw lifters in the 47–52 kg / 104–115 lb class.
| Percentile | woman (raw) | in lb |
|---|---|---|
| Median competitormiddle of the meet field | 115 kg | 255 lb |
| Top 25%experienced competitor | 135 kg | 300 lb |
| Top 10%regionally competitive | 155 kg | 340 lb |
| Top 5%nationally competitive | 165 kg | 365 lb |
| Top 1%international / record territory | 182.5 kg | 400 lb |
At 52 kg (115 lb) the median raw competitor lifts 42 kg (95 lb) more than the median logged gym-goer — 115 kg (255 lb) versus 73 kg (160 lb) at the 50th percentile. Within the competitive field 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.
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 52 kg (115 lb) woman?
- Among logged gym-goers at this bodyweight, the median (50th-percentile) deadlift is 73 kg (160 lb). A beginner is around 31 kg (70 lb) and an advanced lifter around 102 kg (225 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 52 kg?
- "Good" depends on the room you compare against. For a recreational lifter, anything above the 102 kg (225 lb) advanced mark is strong. To rank among people who actually compete, the median raw competitor at this bodyweight lifts 115 kg (255 lb) and the top 10% reach 155 kg (340 lb).
- What deadlift puts me in the top 1% at 52 kg?
- The 99th-percentile raw competitive deadlift for a 52 kg (115 lb) woman is 182.5 kg (400 lb) — international and record territory. The top 5% (nationally competitive) starts at 165 kg (365 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.