Deadlift standards for a 59 kg (130 lb) man
Among OpenPowerlifting raw meet results at this bodyweight, the median recorded deadlift is 160 kg (355 lb), the top 10% reach 215 kg (475 lb), and the top 1% 252.5 kg (555 lb). This cell contains 2,571 meet results; n is not a unique-person count.
OpenPowerlifting records a median deadlift of 160 kg (355 lb) across 2,571 raw male meet results in the 59 kg class.
How a 59 kg man ranks in raw meet results
This field contains 2,571 raw meet results in the 53–59 kg / 117–130 lb class. Percentiles describe recorded entries, not the general population, and repeat competitors may contribute more than one result.
| Percentile | man (raw) | in lb |
|---|---|---|
| Median meet resultmiddle of recorded meet results | 160 kg | 355 lb |
| Top 25%upper quarter of recorded results | 192.5 kg | 425 lb |
| Top 10%top decile of recorded results | 215 kg | 475 lb |
| Top 5%top twentieth of recorded results | 230 kg | 505 lb |
| Top 1%top recorded percentile | 252.5 kg | 555 lb |
At 59 kg (130 lb), Within the recorded meet results the top 10% reach 215 kg (475 lb), 55 kg (120 lb) above the median 160 kg (355 lb); the top 1% reach 252.5 kg (555 lb), a further 37.5 kg (85 lb) on top. Based on 2,571 raw meet results in this class.
The 59 kg class in the data
Of the 96,871 raw men's deadlift entries behind these standards, 2,571 — about 2.7% — come from the 59 kg class.
Stepping up from the 53 kg class raises the median deadlift by 55 kg (120 lb) (+52%); the next step to 66 kg adds another 25 kg (55 lb) (+16%).
In relative terms the median works out to 2.71× bodyweight, down from the field's per-kilo peak of 2.80× at 66 kg — the sub-linear scaling that makes the percentile, not the raw kilos, the honest comparison.
The median 59 kg man in this dataset squats 130 kg, benches 83.9 kg, and deadlifts 160 kg — a bench-to-squat ratio of 0.65 and a squat-to-deadlift ratio of 0.81. 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 405 lb deadlift sits at roughly the 68th percentile (stronger than 68% of meet-result entries), and a 200 kg deadlift sits at roughly the 80th percentile (top 20% 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 59 kg (130 lb) man?
- In raw meet results at this bodyweight the median recorded deadlift is 160 kg (355 lb), the top 10% reach 215 kg (475 lb), and the top 1% 252.5 kg (555 lb). Source: OpenPowerlifting public competition meet data (CC0), dataset date 2026-05-10; this cell contains 2,571 meet results.
- What deadlift puts me in the top 1% at 59 kg?
- The 99th-percentile raw meet result for a 59 kg (130 lb) man is 252.5 kg (555 lb). The top-5% threshold starts at 230 kg (505 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 2,571 meet results; n is an entry count, not a unique-person count.
- How much more do 66 kg men deadlift than 59 kg men?
- At the median, 25 kg (55 lb) more — 185 kg (410 lb) versus 160 kg (355 lb). At the top-10% mark the gap is 20 kg (45 lb) (235 kg (520 lb) versus 215 kg (475 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.