Is 80 kg grip strength good?
80 kg grip strength lands in the 99th percentile for men and the 99th percentile for women, measured against the German norms for ages 25 to 85.
For a man, 80 kg grip strength is at or above the median at every adult age; it matches or beats the typical man even at his strongest, around age 42.
For a woman, 80 kg grip strength is at or above the median at every adult age; it matches or beats the typical woman even at her strongest, around age 42.
These figures read off the German SOEP norms this page grades against (Steiber 2016): Smedley dynamometer, measured standing, best of four attempts, 25,285 measurements from 11,790 people. Tables from other countries use different devices and protocols, so the same value lands at a different age there. Source
Where 80 kg lands by age, shown as a percentile (higher = stronger than more people):
| Age | Men (percentile) | Women (percentile) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | 99 | 99 |
| 35 | 99 | 99 |
| 45 | 99 | 99 |
| 55 | 99 | 99 |
| 65 | 99 | 99 |
| 75 | 99 | 99 |
| 85 | 99 | 99 |
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