Squat standards for a 47 kg (104 lb) woman
Among OpenPowerlifting raw meet results at this bodyweight, the median recorded squat is 82.5 kg (180 lb), the top 10% reach 118.5 kg (260 lb), and the top 1% 149.1 kg (330 lb). This cell contains 1,261 meet results; n is not a unique-person count.
OpenPowerlifting records a median squat of 82.5 kg (180 lb) across 1,261 raw female meet results in the 47 kg class.
How a 47 kg woman ranks in raw meet results
This field contains 1,261 raw meet results in the 43–47 kg / 95–104 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 | 82.5 kg | 180 lb |
| Top 25%upper quarter of recorded results | 102.5 kg | 225 lb |
| Top 10%top decile of recorded results | 118.5 kg | 260 lb |
| Top 5%top twentieth of recorded results | 128 kg | 280 lb |
| Top 1%top recorded percentile | 149.1 kg | 330 lb |
At 47 kg (104 lb), Within the recorded meet results the top 10% reach 118.5 kg (260 lb), 36 kg (80 lb) above the median 82.5 kg (180 lb); the top 1% reach 149.1 kg (330 lb), a further 30.6 kg (65 lb) on top. Based on 1,261 raw meet results in this class.
The 47 kg class in the data
Of the 48,720 raw women's squat entries behind these standards, 1,261 — about 2.6% — come from the 47 kg class.
Stepping up from the 43 kg class raises the median squat by 25.8 kg (55 lb) (+46%); the next step to 52 kg adds another 8.5 kg (20 lb) (+10%).
In relative terms the median works out to 1.76× 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 47 kg woman in this dataset squats 82.5 kg, benches 45 kg, and deadlifts 105 kg — a bench-to-squat ratio of 0.55 and a squat-to-deadlift ratio of 0.79. 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 74th percentile (stronger than 74% 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 47 kg (104 lb) woman?
- In raw meet results at this bodyweight the median recorded squat is 82.5 kg (180 lb), the top 10% reach 118.5 kg (260 lb), and the top 1% 149.1 kg (330 lb). Source: OpenPowerlifting public competition meet data (CC0), dataset date 2026-05-10; this cell contains 1,261 meet results.
- What squat puts me in the top 1% at 47 kg?
- The 99th-percentile raw meet result for a 47 kg (104 lb) woman is 149.1 kg (330 lb). The top-5% threshold starts at 128 kg (280 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 1,261 meet results; n is an entry count, not a unique-person count.
- How much more do 52 kg women squat than 47 kg women?
- At the median, 8.5 kg (20 lb) more — 91 kg (200 lb) versus 82.5 kg (180 lb). At the top-10% mark the gap is 11.1 kg (25 lb) (129.6 kg (285 lb) versus 118.5 kg (260 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.