Vladimir Smorchkov (Russian: Владимир Сморчков; born January 25, 1980) is a Russian weightlifter,[1] and former World Champion[2] competing in the 105 kg category.

His lead was so large after the snatch portion, that even after finishing fourth in the clean and jerk he still won the gold medal in the total.

Similar to 2001, his snatch lead was so large that he still received a bronze medal in the total.

In 2006 he was banned for two years for failing a doping test.

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