Squat standards for a 43 kg (95 lb) woman
Among OpenPowerlifting raw meet results at this bodyweight, the median recorded squat is 56.7 kg (125 lb), the top 10% reach 90 kg (200 lb), and the top 1% 124.7 kg (275 lb). This cell contains 399 meet results; n is not a unique-person count.
OpenPowerlifting records a median squat of 56.7 kg (125 lb) across 399 raw female meet results in the 43 kg class.
How a 43 kg woman ranks in raw meet results
This field contains 399 raw meet results in the 0–43 kg / 0–95 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 | 56.7 kg | 125 lb |
| Top 25%upper quarter of recorded results | 74.8 kg | 165 lb |
| Top 10%top decile of recorded results | 90 kg | 200 lb |
| Top 5%top twentieth of recorded results | 102.6 kg | 225 lb |
| Top 1%top recorded percentile | 124.7 kg | 275 lb |
At 43 kg (95 lb), Within the recorded meet results the top 10% reach 90 kg (200 lb), 33.3 kg (75 lb) above the median 56.7 kg (125 lb); the top 1% reach 124.7 kg (275 lb), a further 34.7 kg (75 lb) on top. Based on 399 raw meet results in this class.
The 43 kg class in the data
Of the 48,720 raw women's squat entries behind these standards, 399 — about fewer than 1% — come from the 43 kg class, the thinnest qualifying cell in the women's field. It is also the lightest women's class with enough raw meet data to rank.
The step to 47 kg adds 25.8 kg (55 lb) (+46%) — the biggest single-class jump in the women's squat field.
In relative terms the median works out to 1.32× bodyweight, down from the field's per-kilo peak of 1.84× at 57 kg — the sub-linear scaling that makes the percentile, not the raw kilos, the honest comparison.
The median 43 kg woman in this dataset squats 56.7 kg, benches 30 kg, and deadlifts 75 kg — a bench-to-squat ratio of 0.53 and a squat-to-deadlift ratio of 0.76. 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 225 lb squat sits at roughly the 95th percentile (top 5% of meet-result entries).
These are competition-depth back squats: the IPF Technical Rules require the hip crease to drop below the top of the knee. A high squat will read 5–10% above your meet squat, so judge yourself against the standard at legal depth. Vanderburgh & Batterham 1999 explains why the kilos rise with bodyweight while strength-per-kilo falls (PMID 10613442) — read the percentile, not just the absolute number.
FAQ
- What is a good raw squat for a 43 kg (95 lb) woman?
- In raw meet results at this bodyweight the median recorded squat is 56.7 kg (125 lb), the top 10% reach 90 kg (200 lb), and the top 1% 124.7 kg (275 lb). Source: OpenPowerlifting public competition meet data (CC0), dataset date 2026-05-10; this cell contains 399 meet results.
- What squat puts me in the top 1% at 43 kg?
- The 99th-percentile raw meet result for a 43 kg (95 lb) woman is 124.7 kg (275 lb). The top-5% threshold starts at 102.6 kg (225 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 399 meet results; n is an entry count, not a unique-person count.
- How much more do 47 kg women squat than 43 kg women?
- At the median, 25.8 kg (55 lb) more — 82.5 kg (180 lb) versus 56.7 kg (125 lb). At the top-10% mark the gap is 28.5 kg (65 lb) (118.5 kg (260 lb) versus 90 kg (200 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.