Deadlift standards for a 93 kg (205 lb) man
Among OpenPowerlifting raw meet results at this bodyweight, the median recorded deadlift is 230 kg (505 lb), the top 10% reach 282.5 kg (625 lb), and the top 1% 330 kg (730 lb). This cell contains 19,667 meet results; n is not a unique-person count.
OpenPowerlifting records a median deadlift of 230 kg (505 lb) across 19,667 raw male meet results in the 93 kg class.
How a 93 kg man ranks in raw meet results
This field contains 19,667 raw meet results in the 83–93 kg / 183–205 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 | 230 kg | 505 lb |
| Top 25%upper quarter of recorded results | 260 kg | 575 lb |
| Top 10%top decile of recorded results | 282.5 kg | 625 lb |
| Top 5%top twentieth of recorded results | 300 kg | 660 lb |
| Top 1%top recorded percentile | 330 kg | 730 lb |
At 93 kg (205 lb), Within the recorded meet results the top 10% reach 282.5 kg (625 lb), 52.5 kg (115 lb) above the median 230 kg (505 lb); the top 1% reach 330 kg (730 lb), a further 47.5 kg (105 lb) on top. Based on 19,667 raw meet results in this class.
The 93 kg class in the data
Of the 96,871 raw men's deadlift entries behind these standards, 19,667 — about 20% — come from the 93 kg class.
Stepping up from the 83 kg class raises the median deadlift by 10 kg (20 lb) (+5%); the next step to 105 kg adds another 10 kg (20 lb) (+4%).
In relative terms the median works out to 2.47× 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 93 kg man in this dataset squats 205 kg, benches 132.5 kg, and deadlifts 230 kg — a bench-to-squat ratio of 0.65 and a squat-to-deadlift ratio of 0.89. 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 250 kg deadlift sits at roughly the 67th percentile (stronger than 67% of meet-result entries), and a 585 lb deadlift sits at roughly the 79th percentile (top 21% 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 93 kg (205 lb) man?
- In raw meet results at this bodyweight the median recorded deadlift is 230 kg (505 lb), the top 10% reach 282.5 kg (625 lb), and the top 1% 330 kg (730 lb). Source: OpenPowerlifting public competition meet data (CC0), dataset date 2026-05-10; this cell contains 19,667 meet results.
- What deadlift puts me in the top 1% at 93 kg?
- The 99th-percentile raw meet result for a 93 kg (205 lb) man is 330 kg (730 lb). The top-5% threshold starts at 300 kg (660 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 19,667 meet results; n is an entry count, not a unique-person count.
- How much more do 105 kg men deadlift than 93 kg men?
- At the median, 10 kg (20 lb) more — 240 kg (530 lb) versus 230 kg (505 lb). At the top-10% mark the gap is 17.5 kg (40 lb) (300 kg (660 lb) versus 282.5 kg (625 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.