Deadlift standards for an 84 kg (185 lb) woman
Among OpenPowerlifting raw meet results at this bodyweight, the median recorded deadlift is 145 kg (320 lb), the top 10% reach 190 kg (420 lb), and the top 1% 229.4 kg (505 lb). This cell contains 6,032 meet results; n is not a unique-person count.
OpenPowerlifting records a median deadlift of 145 kg (320 lb) across 6,032 raw female meet results in the 84 kg class.
How an 84 kg woman ranks in raw meet results
This field contains 6,032 raw meet results in the 76–84 kg / 168–185 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 | 145 kg | 320 lb |
| Top 25%upper quarter of recorded results | 166.4 kg | 365 lb |
| Top 10%top decile of recorded results | 190 kg | 420 lb |
| Top 5%top twentieth of recorded results | 201.4 kg | 445 lb |
| Top 1%top recorded percentile | 229.4 kg | 505 lb |
At 84 kg (185 lb), Within the recorded meet results the top 10% reach 190 kg (420 lb), 45 kg (100 lb) above the median 145 kg (320 lb); the top 1% reach 229.4 kg (505 lb), a further 39.4 kg (85 lb) on top. Based on 6,032 raw meet results in this class.
The 84 kg class in the data
Of the 53,248 raw women's deadlift entries behind these standards, 6,032 — about 11% — come from the 84 kg class.
Stepping up from the 76 kg class raises the median deadlift by 2.5 kg (5 lb) (+2%); the next step to 120 kg+ adds another 0.2 kg (0 lb) (+0%).
In relative terms the median works out to 1.73× 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 84 kg woman in this dataset squats 125 kg, benches 67.5 kg, and deadlifts 145 kg — a bench-to-squat ratio of 0.54 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 48th percentile (stronger than 48% of meet-result entries), and a 405 lb deadlift sits at roughly the 86th percentile (top 14% 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 an 84 kg (185 lb) woman?
- In raw meet results at this bodyweight the median recorded deadlift is 145 kg (320 lb), the top 10% reach 190 kg (420 lb), and the top 1% 229.4 kg (505 lb). Source: OpenPowerlifting public competition meet data (CC0), dataset date 2026-05-10; this cell contains 6,032 meet results.
- What deadlift puts me in the top 1% at 84 kg?
- The 99th-percentile raw meet result for an 84 kg (185 lb) woman is 229.4 kg (505 lb). The top-5% threshold starts at 201.4 kg (445 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 6,032 meet results; n is an entry count, not a unique-person count.
- How much more do 120 kg+ women deadlift than 84 kg women?
- At the median, 0.2 kg (0 lb) more — 145.2 kg (320 lb) versus 145 kg (320 lb). At the top-10% mark the gap is 0 kg (0 lb) (190 kg (420 lb) versus 190 kg (420 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.