Deadlift standards for a 76 kg (168 lb) woman
Among OpenPowerlifting raw meet results at this bodyweight, the median recorded deadlift is 142.5 kg (315 lb), the top 10% reach 185 kg (410 lb), and the top 1% 220 kg (485 lb). This cell contains 8,323 meet results; n is not a unique-person count.
OpenPowerlifting records a median deadlift of 142.5 kg (315 lb) across 8,323 raw female meet results in the 76 kg class.
How a 76 kg woman ranks in raw meet results
This field contains 8,323 raw meet results in the 69–76 kg / 152–168 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 | 142.5 kg | 315 lb |
| Top 25%upper quarter of recorded results | 165 kg | 365 lb |
| Top 10%top decile of recorded results | 185 kg | 410 lb |
| Top 5%top twentieth of recorded results | 197.5 kg | 435 lb |
| Top 1%top recorded percentile | 220 kg | 485 lb |
At 76 kg (168 lb), Within the recorded meet results the top 10% reach 185 kg (410 lb), 42.5 kg (95 lb) above the median 142.5 kg (315 lb); the top 1% reach 220 kg (485 lb), a further 35 kg (75 lb) on top. Based on 8,323 raw meet results in this class.
The 76 kg class in the data
Of the 53,248 raw women's deadlift entries behind these standards, 8,323 — about 16% — come from the 76 kg class.
Stepping up from the 69 kg class raises the median deadlift by 2.5 kg (5 lb) (+2%); the next step to 84 kg adds another 2.5 kg (5 lb) (+2%).
In relative terms the median works out to 1.88× 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 76 kg woman in this dataset squats 122.5 kg, benches 67.5 kg, and deadlifts 142.5 kg — a bench-to-squat ratio of 0.55 and a squat-to-deadlift ratio of 0.86. 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 50th percentile (stronger than 50% of meet-result entries), and a 405 lb deadlift sits at roughly the 89th percentile (top 11% 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 76 kg (168 lb) woman?
- In raw meet results at this bodyweight the median recorded deadlift is 142.5 kg (315 lb), the top 10% reach 185 kg (410 lb), and the top 1% 220 kg (485 lb). Source: OpenPowerlifting public competition meet data (CC0), dataset date 2026-05-10; this cell contains 8,323 meet results.
- What deadlift puts me in the top 1% at 76 kg?
- The 99th-percentile raw meet result for a 76 kg (168 lb) woman is 220 kg (485 lb). The top-5% threshold starts at 197.5 kg (435 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 8,323 meet results; n is an entry count, not a unique-person count.
- How much more do 84 kg women deadlift than 76 kg women?
- At the median, 2.5 kg (5 lb) more — 145 kg (320 lb) versus 142.5 kg (315 lb). At the top-10% mark the gap is 5 kg (10 lb) (190 kg (420 lb) versus 185 kg (410 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.