Deadlift standards for a 57 kg (126 lb) woman
Among OpenPowerlifting raw meet results at this bodyweight, the median recorded deadlift is 126 kg (280 lb), the top 10% reach 162.5 kg (360 lb), and the top 1% 192.5 kg (425 lb). This cell contains 5,683 meet results; n is not a unique-person count.
OpenPowerlifting records a median deadlift of 126 kg (280 lb) across 5,683 raw female meet results in the 57 kg class.
How a 57 kg woman ranks in raw meet results
This field contains 5,683 raw meet results in the 52–57 kg / 115–126 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 | 126 kg | 280 lb |
| Top 25%upper quarter of recorded results | 145 kg | 320 lb |
| Top 10%top decile of recorded results | 162.5 kg | 360 lb |
| Top 5%top twentieth of recorded results | 171 kg | 375 lb |
| Top 1%top recorded percentile | 192.5 kg | 425 lb |
At 57 kg (126 lb), Within the recorded meet results the top 10% reach 162.5 kg (360 lb), 36.5 kg (80 lb) above the median 126 kg (280 lb); the top 1% reach 192.5 kg (425 lb), a further 30 kg (65 lb) on top. Based on 5,683 raw meet results in this class.
The 57 kg class in the data
Of the 53,248 raw women's deadlift entries behind these standards, 5,683 — about 11% — come from the 57 kg class.
Stepping up from the 52 kg class raises the median deadlift by 11 kg (25 lb) (+10%); the next step to 63 kg adds another 5.5 kg (10 lb) (+4%).
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 57 kg woman in this dataset squats 105 kg, benches 57.5 kg, and deadlifts 126 kg — a bench-to-squat ratio of 0.55 and a squat-to-deadlift ratio of 0.83. 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 72nd percentile (stronger than 72% 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 57 kg (126 lb) woman?
- In raw meet results at this bodyweight the median recorded deadlift is 126 kg (280 lb), the top 10% reach 162.5 kg (360 lb), and the top 1% 192.5 kg (425 lb). Source: OpenPowerlifting public competition meet data (CC0), dataset date 2026-05-10; this cell contains 5,683 meet results.
- What deadlift puts me in the top 1% at 57 kg?
- The 99th-percentile raw meet result for a 57 kg (126 lb) woman is 192.5 kg (425 lb). The top-5% threshold starts at 171 kg (375 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 5,683 meet results; n is an entry count, not a unique-person count.
- How much more do 63 kg women deadlift than 57 kg women?
- At the median, 5.5 kg (10 lb) more — 131.5 kg (290 lb) versus 126 kg (280 lb). At the top-10% mark the gap is 7.5 kg (15 lb) (170 kg (375 lb) versus 162.5 kg (360 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.