Pavel Syrchin

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Pavel Syrchin
Personal information
Born7 November 1957 (1957-11-07)
Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1]
Died24 October 2020(2020-10-24) (aged 62)
Perm, Russia
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Coached byYevgeny Ektov[1]
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1979 Thessaloniki -100 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1979 Varna -100 kg

Pavel Leonidovich Syrchin (Russian: Павел Леонидович Сырчин; 7 November 1957 – 24 October 2020) was a Soviet heavyweight weightlifter. In 1979, he won the Soviet and world titles and placed second at the European championships.[2]

Syrchin was an honored citizen of Krasnokamsk, where he worked as a weightlifting coach.[3][4] His son Pavel Jr. also became a competitive weightlifter.[1]

He died from COVID-19 in Perm, Russia, on 24 October 2020.[5]

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