title: Pavel Syrchin
text: # Pavel Syrchin
  
  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.
  
  Syrchin was an honored citizen of Krasnokamsk, where he worked as a weightlifting coach. His son Pavel Jr. also became a competitive weightlifter.
  
  He died from COVID-19 in Perm, Russia, on 24 October 2020.
  
  