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Grading Charts

Powerlifting Australia’s Gradings set the standard for rating performances and for qualifying for major events. Look at the charts below for the Totals required to achieve each Grade.

POWERLFTING – WOMEN

CLASS	EI	EII	A	B	C	D
43KG	N/A	215	195	175	155	130
48KG	260	235	215	190	165	140
53KG	280	255	230	205	180	155
58KG	302	280	250	225	195	165
64KG	327	305	275	245	215	185
72KG	360	335	305	270	235	205
84KG	395	375	340	300	265	225
100KG	420	390	350	315	275	235
100+KG	430	400	375	340	300	260

POWERLIFTING – MEN

CLASS	EI	EII	A	B	C	D
56KG	N/A	390	350	305	265	235
62KG	497	435	390	345	300	260
69KG	547	480	430	380	335	290
77KG	597	535	480	420	365	320
85KG	645	580	520	460	400	350
94KG	685	635	565	500	435	380
105KG	720	690	600	525	460	400
120KG	750	710	635	560	490	430
120+KG	795	740	660	585	515	450

BENCH PRESS – WOMEN

CLASS	EI	EII	A	B	C	D
43KG	N/A	60	52	40	35	25
48KG	72	65	55	45	37	30
53KG	77	70	62	50	45	35
58KG	85	75	67	55	50	40
64KG	92	82	75	62	55	45
72KG	100	87	80	65	60	47
84KG	107	95	85	75	65	52
100KG	115	105	92	80	67	55
100+KG	117	107	95	82	70	57

BENCH PRESS – MEN

CLASS	EI	EII	A	B	C	D
56KG	N/A	107	95	85	72	57
62KG	135	120	107	95	85	65
69KG	147	132	120	107	92	72
77KG	160	145	132	115	100	80
85KG	175	155	145	125	107	85
94KG	187	167	152	132	115	92
105KG	200	180	160	140	120	97
120KG	212	192	167	145	125	105
120+KG	225	200	175	152	132	107

Qualifying Standards

To be eligible to compete at National Championships or to be selected for teams to International Championships lifters must achieve certain Gradings in the calendar year of and prior to the Championships concerned. For international events lifters should also have competed and placed highly in the prior Australian Championships for their age group and discipline – see PA Regulations 5.1 – 5.12

As well, lifters must also have been PA members (and thus drug testable) for a minimum of 6 months (Open) or 3 months (Junior & Masters) prior to the Championships.

	Open	Junior	Sub-Junior	Masters
Australian Championships	B Grade	C Grade	D Grade	Have Lifted
Oceania & Asia Pacific Championships	A Grade	B Grade	C Grade	Have Lifted
World Championships	Elite II	A Grade	B Grade	Have Lifted

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Size	Chest (in)	Chest (cm)
XS	30.5 – 31.5	77.5 – 80.0
S	32.0 – 33.0	81.3 – 83.8
M	33.5 – 35.0	85.1 – 88.9
L	35.5 – 37.0	90.2 – 94.0
XL	37.5 – 42.0	95.3 – 106.7

Size	Chest (in)	Chest (cm)
S	35 – 37	88.9 – 94.0
M	38 – 41	96.5 – 104.1
L	42 – 44	106.7 – 111.8
XL	45 – 48	114.3 – 121.9
2XL	49 – 52	124.5 – 132.1
3XL	53 – 56	134.6 – 142.2
4XL	57 – 60	144.8 – 152.4

	S	M	L	XL	XXL	XXXL
WAIST(IN)	28-30	30-32	32-34	34-36	36-38	38-40
INSEAM(IN)	6.7	6.9	7.1	7.3	7.5	7.7

Size	Weight (lb)	Weight (kg)
S	120 – 140	52 – 61
M	140 – 165	61 – 75
L	165 – 195	75 – 88
XL	195 – 230	88 – 104
2XL	230 – 265	104 – 120
3XL	265 – 305	120 – 138
4XL	305 – 345	138 – 156

WP SHORTS	XS	S	M	L	XL	XXL	XXXL
WAIST (RELAXED)	34	36	38	40	42	44	46
OUTSIDE LEG	31.5	33	34	35.5	36.5	38	39

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PA TSHIRTS	XS	S	M	L	XL	XXL	XXXL
BODY WIDTH	40	44	48	51	55	60	66
BODY LENGTH	69	72	73	76	79	82	84

KW SHIRTS	XS	S	M	L	XL	XXL	XXXL
BODY WIDTH	39.5	43	47	50	55	60	66
BODY LENGTH	67	70	72	76	79	81	82