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.