Handgrip Strength Norms
Boost Your Gymnast's Isometric Strength with the Handgrip Strength Test!
Understanding your child's progress is essential for their development. Handgrip strength is a key indicator of their physical abilities. Let's dive into how you can compare your child's handgrip strength with age-specific international norms.
Assess Your Child's Grip Strength with Confidence.
Handgrip strength norms provide a valuable benchmark for assessing your child's performance. These norms take into account their age and gender, allowing you to compare their results with other children in the same category. On this page, we provide access to the latest handgrip strength norms, ensuring you have accurate and reliable information to guide your child's fitness journey.
Benefits of Knowing Handgrip Strength Norms.
Understanding your child's handgrip strength norms offers several benefits:
1. Tracking Progress: By comparing their results with age- and gender-specific norms, you can track their progress accurately.
2. Tailoring Training: Armed with this knowledge, you can tailor their training program to focus on areas that need improvement.
3. Motivation and Goal Setting: Handgrip strength norms can serve as motivation for your child, setting achievable goals and inspiring them to reach new heights.
4. Celebrating Achievements: When your child surpasses the norms, it's a cause for celebration and recognition of their hard work and dedication.
What are normative reference values?
These values are numbers from 1 to 100, grouped in different tables, for each gender and age, and they help us to evaluate the level of physical fitness of each child regardless of gender- and age-specific differences.
How to interpret the reference values?
Using normative reference values provides a valid and reliabe way to assess the fitness of an individual because they take into account the growth and development of your children, as well as the gender differences in certain components of physical fitness. The scores are very easy to use and understand. For instanse, if a child has a percentile score of 80 for a particular test, that means that this child has higher level of physical fitness than 80% of children at the same age and gender. For evaluation of the results, schools and sport clubs can apply the following scale:
< 10th percentile |
Poor |
10th - 24th percentile |
Medium |
25th - 74th percentile |
Good |
75th - 89th percentile |
Very Good |
90th - 100th percentile |
Excellent |
Now it is time to discover where your child stands and unlock a world of possibilities for their growth and development.
GIRLS
Normative Reference Values for Handgrip Strength (kg)
|
Percentiles |
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Age |
1 |
3 |
10 |
20 |
25 |
30 |
40 |
50 |
60 |
70 |
75 |
80 |
90 |
97 |
99 |
100 |
5.0 |
4.2 |
4.5 |
5.0 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
5.6 |
5.9 |
6.3 |
6.7 |
7.1 |
7.3 |
7.7 |
8.4 |
10.1 |
10.8 |
11.2 |
6.0 |
5.0 |
5.5 |
6.2 |
6.7 |
7.0 |
7.2 |
7.7 |
8.1 |
8.6 |
9.1 |
9.3 |
9.7 |
10.6 |
12.1 |
13.2 |
13.8 |
6.5 |
5.4 |
6.0 |
6.8 |
7.5 |
7.8 |
8.0 |
8.5 |
9.0 |
9.5 |
10.0 |
10.3 |
10.8 |
11.7 |
13.1 |
14.4 |
15.1 |
7.0 |
5.8 |
6.4 |
7.4 |
8.1 |
8.5 |
8.8 |
9.3 |
9.8 |
10.4 |
10.9 |
11.2 |
11.7 |
12.7 |
14.2 |
15.4 |
16.0 |
7.5 |
6.1 |
6.9 |
8.0 |
8.8 |
9.2 |
9.5 |
10.0 |
10.6 |
11.2 |
11.9 |
12.2 |
12.7 |
13.7 |
15.3 |
16.5 |
17.1 |
8.0 |
6.5 |
7.3 |
8.6 |
9.5 |
9.9 |
10.2 |
10.9 |
11.5 |
12.1 |
12.8 |
13.1 |
13.6 |
14.7 |
16.3 |
17.6 |
18.3 |
8.5 |
6.7 |
7.7 |
9.1 |
10.1 |
10.6 |
10.9 |
11.6 |
12.3 |
13.0 |
13.7 |
14.1 |
14.6 |
15.7 |
17.4 |
18.6 |
19.2 |
9.0 |
7.8 |
8.7 |
10.1 |
11.2 |
11.7 |
12.1 |
12.8 |
13.6 |
14.3 |
15.1 |
15.5 |
16.1 |
17.3 |
19.2 |
20.4 |
21.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
10.7 |
12.1 |
13.4 |
13.9 |
14.4 |
15.2 |
16.1 |
16.9 |
17.8 |
18.3 |
19.0 |
20.4 |
22.8 |
24.0 |
24.6 |
11.0 |
12.1 |
12.8 |
14.1 |
15.5 |
16.2 |
16.7 |
17.7 |
18.6 |
19.6 |
20.6 |
21.2 |
21.8 |
23.5 |
26.4 |
27.6 |
28.1 |
12.0 |
14.3 |
14.8 |
16.1 |
17.7 |
18.4 |
19.0 |
20.1 |
21.1 |
22.2 |
23.3 |
24.0 |
24.7 |
26.7 |
30.0 |
31.2 |
31.7 |
13.0 |
16.5 |
16.8 |
18.1 |
19.9 |
20.6 |
21.3 |
22.5 |
23.6 |
24.8 |
26.0 |
26.8 |
27.6 |
29.8 |
33.7 |
34.8 |
35.3 |
14.0 |
18.3 |
18.6 |
19.8 |
21.5 |
22.2 |
22.9 |
24.1 |
25.2 |
26.4 |
27.7 |
28.5 |
29.2 |
31.5 |
35.4 |
36.5 |
37.1 |
15.0 |
19.1 |
19.4 |
20.7 |
22.5 |
23.2 |
23.9 |
25.1 |
26.2 |
27.4 |
28.7 |
29.5 |
30.3 |
32.6 |
36.7 |
37.9 |
38.5 |
16.0 |
19.7 |
20.0 |
21.2 |
22.9 |
23.6 |
24.3 |
25.4 |
26.6 |
27.8 |
29.1 |
30.0 |
30.8 |
33.2 |
37.8 |
39.1 |
39.7 |
17.0 |
20.7 |
21.0 |
22.2 |
23.9 |
24.6 |
25.2 |
26.4 |
27.6 |
28.9 |
30.3 |
31.2 |
32.1 |
34.8 |
40.3 |
41.9 |
42.7 |
18.0 |
21.7 |
22.0 |
23.2 |
24.9 |
25.5 |
26.1 |
27.4 |
28.6 |
30.0 |
31.5 |
32.5 |
33.4 |
36.4 |
42.9 |
44.8 |
45.7 |
The values are expressed in kg, and they are average of the strength in right and left hands.
BOYS
Normative Reference Values for Handgrip Strength (kg)
Percentiles |
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Age |
1 |
3 |
10 |
20 |
25 |
30 |
40 |
50 |
60 |
70 |
75 |
80 |
90 |
97 |
99 |
100 |
5.0 |
4.4 |
4.8 |
5.5 |
6.0 |
6.3 |
6.5 |
6.9 |
7.3 |
7.7 |
8.2 |
8.4 |
8.8 |
9.5 |
10.4 |
11.5 |
12.1 |
6.0 |
5.4 |
6.0 |
6.9 |
7.6 |
7.9 |
8.1 |
8.6 |
9.1 |
9.6 |
10.1 |
10.4 |
10.8 |
11.7 |
13.0 |
14.1 |
14.7 |
6.5 |
5.9 |
6.6 |
7.6 |
8.3 |
8.7 |
9.0 |
9.5 |
10.0 |
10.6 |
11.1 |
11.4 |
11.9 |
12.8 |
14.3 |
15.4 |
16.0 |
7.0 |
6.4 |
7.2 |
8.3 |
9.0 |
9.4 |
9.7 |
10.3 |
10.9 |
11.5 |
12.1 |
12.4 |
12.9 |
13.9 |
15.5 |
16.8 |
17.5 |
7.5 |
7.0 |
7.8 |
8.9 |
9.8 |
10.2 |
10.5 |
11.1 |
11.7 |
12.4 |
13.1 |
13.4 |
14.0 |
15.1 |
16.8 |
18.1 |
18.8 |
8.0 |
7.5 |
8.3 |
9.6 |
10.5 |
11.0 |
11.3 |
12.0 |
12.6 |
13.3 |
14.0 |
14.4 |
15.0 |
16.2 |
18.0 |
19.5 |
20.3 |
8.5 |
8.0 |
8.9 |
10.3 |
11.2 |
11.7 |
12.1 |
12.8 |
13.5 |
14.3 |
15.0 |
15.4 |
16.0 |
17.3 |
19.3 |
20.8 |
21.6 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.9 |
11.3 |
12.4 |
12.9 |
13.3 |
14.1 |
14.9 |
15.8 |
16.6 |
17.1 |
17.8 |
19.3 |
21.8 |
23.3 |
24.1 |
10.0 |
11.1 |
11.8 |
13.3 |
14.6 |
15.2 |
15.7 |
16.8 |
17.7 |
18.8 |
19.9 |
20.5 |
21.3 |
23.2 |
26.7 |
28.3 |
29.1 |
11.0 |
13.1 |
13.8 |
15.2 |
16.9 |
17.6 |
18.2 |
19.4 |
20.6 |
21.8 |
23.1 |
23.9 |
24.8 |
27.2 |
31.6 |
33.2 |
34.1 |
12.0 |
15.2 |
15.7 |
17.2 |
19.1 |
19.9 |
20.6 |
22.1 |
23.4 |
24.8 |
26.4 |
27.3 |
28.3 |
31.1 |
36.5 |
38.2 |
39.1 |
13.0 |
17.2 |
17.7 |
19.2 |
21.4 |
22.3 |
23.1 |
24.7 |
26.2 |
27.8 |
29.6 |
30.7 |
31.8 |
35.1 |
41.4 |
43.2 |
44.1 |
14.0 |
20.8 |
21.4 |
23.4 |
26.3 |
27.4 |
28.5 |
30.4 |
32.2 |
34.0 |
36.1 |
37.3 |
38.5 |
42.0 |
48.1 |
49.8 |
50.7 |
15.0 |
25.2 |
25.9 |
28.1 |
31.3 |
32.5 |
33.7 |
35.7 |
37.7 |
39.7 |
41.8 |
43.1 |
44.3 |
47.9 |
54.0 |
55.7 |
56.6 |
16.0 |
30.4 |
31.0 |
33.0 |
35.9 |
37.0 |
38.1 |
40.0 |
41.8 |
43.7 |
45.7 |
46.9 |
48.1 |
51.5 |
57.5 |
59.2 |
60.0 |
17.0 |
35.2 |
35.7 |
37.4 |
39.9 |
40.9 |
41.8 |
43.5 |
45.1 |
46.7 |
48.5 |
49.6 |
50.6 |
53.7 |
59.2 |
60.7 |
61.5 |
18.0 |
39.9 |
40.3 |
41.8 |
43.9 |
44.7 |
45.5 |
47.0 |
48.4 |
49.7 |
51.3 |
52.2 |
53.1 |
55.9 |
60.9 |
62.3 |
63.0 |
The values are expressed in kg, and they are average of the strength in right and left hands.
Learn more
Coach Stefan presented those normative reference values at the 13th FIEP European Congress in Istanbul, and then together with his colleagues, they published them in the European Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science in 2019.
Reference
Kolimechkov, S., Castro-Piñero, J., Petrov, L., & Alexandrova, A. (2020). The effect of elbow position on the handgrip strength test in children: validity and reliability of TKK 5101 and DynX dynamometers. Pedagogy of Physical Culture and Sports, 24(5), 240-247. https://doi.org/10.15561/26649837.2020.0504
Kolimechkov, S., Petrov, L., & Alexandrova, A. (2019). Alpha-fit test battery norms for children and adolescents from 5 to 18 years of age obtained by a linear interpolation of existing European physical fitness references. European Journal of Physical Education and Sport Science, 5(4), 1-14.
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