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Table 2 Average absolute (kg) maximum successful lift of those who won and lost in IPF and WP sanctioned competitions

From: What are the odds? Identifying factors related to competitive success in powerlifting

Weight class

Squat

Bench press

Deadlift

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Female

117.45 (27.28)

106.01 (22.81)

65.31 (14.72)

59.18 (12.70)

141.88 (25.98)

130.20 (23.11)

47 kg^

87.22 (19.02)

78.10 (16.24)

51.02 (11.61)

48.93 (13.15)

113.32 (16.28)*

102.13 (20.44)

48 kg#

98.78 (21.87)

98.38 (12.32)

58.72 (11.81)

56.75 (10.91)

125.31 (23.36)

122.38 (15.28)

52 kg^

100.23 (20.44)

91.68 (16.95)

56.62 (11.81)

52.07 (9.67)

123.94 (21.70)

115.40 (19.76)

53 kg#

99.51 (16.47)

95.75 (17.46)

55.01 (10.73)

52.15 (9.99)

124.14 (18.95)

123.52 (21.64)

57 kg^

105.51 (20.86)

96.12 (20.51)

61.52 (12.53)

55.16 (11.85)

132.31 (21.62)

122.00 (23.32)

58 kg#

108.12 (18.91)

99.19 (13.76)

61.08 (13.35)*

56.44 (10.04)

136.93 (20.44)

126.37 (17.36)

63 kg^

113.10 (22.61)

101.69 (19.53)

63.84 (13.41)

56.84 (11.20)

140.09 (24.31)

126.54 (20.58)

64 kg#

120.84 (25.37)

108.00 (21.68)

65.96 (13.64)

58.59 (11.59)

146.97 (27.03)

130.65 (24.04)

72 kg#^

122.91 (23.12)

108.27 (21.58)

66.70 (12.69)

59.40 (11.89)

148.37 (24.34)

132.05 (22.29)

84 kg#^

126.28 (24.49)

111.20 (25.03)

69.68 (14.89)

62.59 (14.06)

149.49 (23.50)

135.30 (23.53)

84 kg+^

133.46 (32.96)

117.64 (25.54)

72.49 (15.92)

66.96 (13.88)

154.35 (27.75)

140.81 (22.89)

100 kg#

133.79 (29.12)*

119.44 (27.00)

75.39 (16.48)

64.54 (13.70)

153.00 (24.08)

142.69 (27.52)

100 kg+#

138.77 (37.43)

127.60 (17.89)

74.55 (15.15)

71.53 (5.19)

145.00 (20.74)

139.63 (12.81)

Male

202.47 (48.84)

184.34 (37.92)

133.04 (31.73)

120.89 (25.91)

235.15 (44.52)

217.08 (36.44)

59 kg^

137.81 (34.88)

144.37 (44.43)

91.28 (19.08)

88.56 (15.73)

170.49 (32.04)

167.62 (35.31)

62 kg#

114.80 (38.63)*

181.00 (83.44)

79.85 (28.03)

100.13 (25.30)

156.60 (42.00)

179.00 (35.68)

66 kg^

155.79 (32.04)

151.14 (27.73)

100.30 (20.22)

96.81 (20.16)

191.15 (34.19)*

183.04 (28.11)

69 kg#

155.70 (36.21)

157.28 (32.27)

98.47 (18.34)

98.88 (20.43)

191.00 (38.85)

190.08 (28.86)

74 kg^

182.10 (34.19)

166.32 (32.19)

119.40 (23.74)

107.37 (21.99)

217.88 (34.30)

200.20 (31.23)

77 kg#

180.25 (39.58)

169.54 (38.38)

117.77 (24.53)*

110.07 (23.88)

214.87 (38.75)*

201.71 (37.07)

83 kg^

200.55 (34.08)

174.41 (30.19)

129.92 (21.13)

113.93 (20.26)

235.05 (34.73)

208.84 (31.75)

85 kg#

191.02 (38.41)*

178.58 (30.02)

125.34 (28.49)

118.54 (20.79)

224.36 (33.38)

210.50 (31.07)

93 kg^

212.76 (33.23)

189.26 (30.51)

141.15 (22.41)

124.09 (20.42)

248.94 (32.45)

223.40 (31.71)

94 kg#

215.80 (34.14)

190.76 (31.87)

141.50 (22.75)

124.49 (21.16)

249.99 (32.78)

223.04 (32.22)

105 kg#^

219.27 (34.86)

199.00 (35.06)

147.97 (26.14)

132.37 (24.68)

255.16 (34.47)

231.37 (34.65)

120 kg#^

227.71 (41.68)

201.45 (39.52)

148.97 (27.01)

133.85 (26.62)

256.48 (37.60)

233.19 (34.60)

120 kg+#^

251.24 (68.63)

238.70 (60.57)

161.95 (37.55)

160.43 (37.77)

263.97 (48.92)

256.37 (46.67)

  1. Data are mean (standard deviation). * P < 0.05, P < 0.01, P < 0.001 when compared to lost. # World Powerlifting (WP), ^ International Powerlifting Federation (IPF)