Deadlift standards for a 76 kg (168 lb) woman
The median gym-goer at this bodyweight deadlifts 95 kg (210 lb); an advanced lifter 127 kg (280 lb). Among raw competitors the median lifter deadlifts 142.5 kg (315 lb) and the top 10% reach 185 kg (410 lb) — all from real data, in kg and lb.
Average deadlift for a 76 kg woman
This is the everyday yardstick — what gym-goers who log their lifts actually deadlift at this bodyweight (the 69–76 kg / 152–168 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, 76 kg | in lb |
|---|---|---|
| Beginneraround a first-month lifter | 45 kg | 100 lb |
| Novicea few months of consistent training | 67 kg | 150 lb |
| Intermediatethe median logged gym-goer | 95 kg | 210 lb |
| Advancedstronger than 80% of gym-goers | 127 kg | 280 lb |
| Elitetop 5% of recreational lifters | 163 kg | 360 lb |
How a 76 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 8,641 raw lifters in the 69–76 kg / 152–168 lb class.
| Percentile | woman (raw) | in lb |
|---|---|---|
| Median competitormiddle of the meet field | 142.5 kg | 315 lb |
| Top 25%experienced competitor | 165 kg | 365 lb |
| Top 10%regionally competitive | 185 kg | 410 lb |
| Top 5%nationally competitive | 200 kg | 440 lb |
| Top 1%international / record territory | 220 kg | 485 lb |
At 76 kg (168 lb) the median raw competitor lifts 47.5 kg (105 lb) more than the median logged gym-goer — 142.5 kg (315 lb) versus 95 kg (210 lb) at the 50th percentile. Within the competitive field 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.
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 76 kg (168 lb) woman?
- Among logged gym-goers at this bodyweight, the median (50th-percentile) deadlift is 95 kg (210 lb). A beginner is around 45 kg (100 lb) and an advanced lifter around 127 kg (280 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 76 kg?
- "Good" depends on the room you compare against. For a recreational lifter, anything above the 127 kg (280 lb) advanced mark is strong. To rank among people who actually compete, the median raw competitor at this bodyweight lifts 142.5 kg (315 lb) and the top 10% reach 185 kg (410 lb).
- What deadlift puts me in the top 1% at 76 kg?
- The 99th-percentile raw competitive deadlift for a 76 kg (168 lb) woman is 220 kg (485 lb) — international and record territory. The top 5% (nationally competitive) starts at 200 kg (440 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.