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Qualifying Totals / Grading

 

Lifters are required to meet minimum standards to compete at National and International events. The grading scale shows the standard (in kgs) for each weight class. These grading scales only apply to Powerlifting Australia members.

The qualifying totals / grading can change from time to time.

Note: As of January 1 2011, a new set of grading scales have been developed to incorporate the new weight category changes that have been adopted by the IPF.

[ Open Grading Scale - Powerlifting ]
[ Raw Grading Scale - Powerlifting ]
[ Open Grading Scale - Bench Press Only ]
[ Raw Grading Scale - Bench Press Only ]
[ Extract from PA Regulations regarding competitions ]
[ Extract from PA Regulations regarding National Teams ]

OPEN GRADING SCALE - POWERLIFTING

WOMEN	EI	EII	A	B	C	D
43kg bwt	N/A	285	260	230	205	175
47	335	310	280	250	220	190
52	365	335	305	275	240	210
57	390	360	325	295	260	230
63	425	390	355	320	285	250
72	460	425	385	350	305	270
84	495	460	420	380	330	285
84+	525	490	450	405	355	300

MEN	EI	EII	A	B	C	D
53	N/A	480	435	390	340	285
59	580	530	485	435	375	315
66	640	585	535	480	415	355
74	695	640	585	525	450	385
83	750	690	630	565	485	415
93	800	735	670	600	515	440
105	840	770	705	630	545	460
120	875	805	730	655	565	480
120+	900	830	755	675	585	495

 

RAW GRADING SCALE - POWERLIFTING

WOMEN	EI	EII	A	B	C	D
43	N/A	215	195	175	155	130
47	260	235	215	190	165	140
52	280	255	230	205	180	155
57	302.5	280	250	225	195	165
63	327.5	305	275	245	215	185
72	360	335	305	270	235	205
84	395	375	340	300	265	225
84+	420	390	350	315	275	235

MEN	EI	EII	A	B	C	D
53	N/A	390	350	305	265	235
59	497.5	435	390	345	300	260
66	547.5	480	430	380	335	290
74	597.5	535	480	420	365	320
83	645	580	520	460	400	350
93	685	635	565	500	435	380
105	720	690	600	525	460	400
120	750	710	635	560	490	430
120+	795	740	660	585	515	450

 

OPEN GRADING SCALE - BENCH PRESS ONLY

WOMEN	EI	EII	A	B	C	D
43	N/A	75	65	50	42.5	32.5
47	90	80	70	55	47.5	37.5
52	97.5	87.5	77.5	62.5	55	45
57	105	95	85	70	62.5	50
63	115	102.5	92.5	77.5	70	55
72	125	110	100	82.5	75	60
84	135	120	107.5	92.5	80	65
84+	145	130	115	100	85	70

MEN	EI	EII	A	B	C	D
53	N/A	135	120	105	90	72.5
59	170	150	135	120	105	80
66	185	165	150	135	115	90
74	200	180	165	145	125	100
83	220	195	180	155	135	107.5
93	235	210	190	165	142.5	115
105	250	225	200	175	150	122.5
120	265	240	210	182.5	157.5	130
120+	280	250	220	190	165	135

 

RAW GRADING SCALE - BENCH PRESS ONLY

WOMEN	EI	EII	A	B	C	D
43	N/A	60	52.5	40	35	25
47	72.5	65	55	45	37.5	30
52	77.5	70	62.5	50	45	35
57	85	75	67.5	55	50	40
63	92.5	82.5	75	62.5	55	45
72	100	87.5	80	65	60	47.5
84	107.5	95	85	75	65	52.5
84+	115	105	92.5	80	67.5	55

MEN	EI	EII	A	B	C	D
53	N/A	107.5	95	85	72.5	57.5
59	135	120	107.5	95	85	65
66	147.5	132.5	120	107.5	92.5	72.5
74	160	145	132.5	115	100	80
83	175	155	145	125	107.5	85
93	187.5	167.5	152.5	132.5	115	92.5
105	200	180	160	140	120	97.5
120	212.5	192.5	167.5	145	125	105
120+	225	200	175	152.5	132.5	107.5

Extract from 2011 PA Regulations - Competitions

4.3 In each calendar year P.A. shall recognise, for each of the following, one only event to be designated as -

Australian Championships
Australian Junior Championships
Australian Sub-Junior Championships
Australian Masters Championships
Australian Bench Press Championships
Australian Junior Championships
Australian Sub-Junior Championships
Australian Masters Bench Press Championships
Australian Raw Championships,

each such event to include separate male and female sections and to operate by age-group definitions as put forth in the I.P.F. Technical Rules current at the time of the relevant Championships.

4.4 No person shall be eligible to enter an event designated by P.A. as an Australian Championship unless that person is both -

(i) a Member of P.A. in good standing for a lifter for that year as per Regulations 2.3 and as per Constitution rules 10 to 13

and

(ii) has been a Member of P.A., and thus available for drug-testing, for at least six months prior to the date of the Australian Championships which the member has entered for in the case of open Championships and at least three months in the case of SubJunior, Junior & Masters Championships. Time may also accrue under this clause where a person has been a member of another national sporting organization recognised by the A.S.C. and/or in which that person has been subject to in- and/or out-of-competition testing by A.S.A.D.A.

and

(iii) the Member has achieved a competitive lifting performance equal to or better than the following qualifying standards –

and to be eligible to compete in the Australian Championships the Member must have achieved the relevant qualifying standard in a P.A. recognised competition held no earlier than 1st January of the calendar year prior to the calendar year in which the Championships are to be conducted. However, in addition to lifters so qualified, the Board may approve the entry into an Australian Championships of a lifter who is considered to have the capacity to qualify but have not done so due to extraordinary circumstances, or a lifter who's competitive standard is such that their participation will substantially enhance the presentation or standard of the Championships.

 

Extract from 2011 PA Regulations - National Teams

5.6 PA shall select Australian teams for the following international events, with the minimum Grading Scale performance from the calendar year of, or the prior calendar year, to be considered for selection to be as follows -

World Championships (Men, Women) Bench Press World Championships (Men, Women) Junior World Championships (Men, Women) Oceania Championships (Men, Women) Oceania Bench Press Championships (Men, Women) Commonwealth Championships (Men, Women) Raw/Classic World Cup or Championships (Men, Women) Raw Oceania Championships (Men, Women) Raw Oceania Bench Press Championships (Men, Women) Raw Commonwealth Championships (Men, Women) Raw Commonwealth Bench Press Championships (Men, Women)

Elite 1 Elite 1 Elite 2 Elite 2 Elite 2 Elite 2 Raw Elite 1 Raw Elite 2 Raw Elite 2 Raw Elite 2 Raw Elite 2

Raw qualifying performances will only be recognised where the lifter achieved the performance in a specific separate Raw group or session of a contest.

In addition those lifters who meet these Grading Scale criteria and also the other selection criteria contained in these Regulations and are selected to the team, PA may select in the team lifters whom PA considers to be -

(i) World Championships and Junior World Championships - probable event (Squat or Bench Press or Deadlift) medallists, or

(ii) World Championships and Junior World Championships - probable overall placing in Top 8 of bodyweight class

Lifters selected under the criteria of this Regulation shall, subject to the availability of funds, be funded by Powerlifting Australia up to the amount of the full direct costs of their attendance at the Championships.

5.7 In addition to lifters selected for Australian teams under the criteria of 5.6, P.A. may add to selected teams lifters who have met, in the current or prior calendar year to the event in question, the following Grading Scale Performance -

World Championships (Men, Women) Bench Press World Championships (Men, Women) Junior World Championships (Men, Women) Junior World Bench Press Championships (Men, Women) Sub-Junior World Championships (Men, Women) Sub-Junior World Bench Press Championships (Men, Women) Oceania Championships (Men, Women) Oceania Junior Championships (Men, Women) Oceania Sub-Junior Championships (Men, Women) Oceania Bench Press Championships (Men, Women) Oceania Junior Bench Press Championships (Men, Women) Oceania Sub-Junior Bench Press Championships (Men, Women) Commonwealth Championships (Men, Women) Commonwealth Junior Championships (Men, Women) Commonwealth Sub-Junior Championships (Men, Women) Raw Classic World Cup or Championships (Men, Women) Raw Oceania Championships (Men, Women) Raw Oceania Bench Press Championships (Men, Women) Raw Commonwealth Championships (Men, Women) Raw Commonwealth Bench Press Championships (Men, Women)

Elite 2 Elite 2 A Grade A Grade B Grade B Grade A Grade B Grade C Grade A Grade B Grade C Grade A Grade B Grade C Grade Raw Elite 2 Raw A Grade Raw A Grade Raw A Grade Raw A Grade

Lifters selected under the criteria of this Regulation shall receive no funding from Powerlifting Australia for their attendance at the Championships.

 

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