Vladimir Petrovich Smorchkov

Vladimir Petrovich Smortschkow ( Russian Владимир Петрович Сморчков ; born January 25, 1980 in Tjukalinsk ) is a Russian weightlifter . He became world heavyweight champion in 2001 .

Career

Vladimir Smorchkov comes from Omsk . It was in this town that he began lifting weights as a teenager. He later moved to St. Petersburg. His coach was Anatoly Brorissowitsch Lyubimow.

Even as a junior he was one of the top Russian classes. He completed his first international championship in August 1996. He was thereby in Burgas Junior European Champion in the age group U 17. His performance in the weight class up to 83 kg was 392.5 kg (135-157.5). He relegated Poland's Szymon Kołecki to second place , who weighed 275 kg (122.5–152.5) ​​and later also became a world-famous athlete. In the next few years he won medals in another five international championships in the youth field. In 2000 he was Junior World Champion (U 20) in Prague in the heavyweight division, scoring 412.5 kg (192.5-220) in a duel. A few months later he was also Junior European Heavyweight Champion 2000 in Rijeka . He achieved 402.5 kg (192.5–210) in a duel.

His first appearance at an international senior championship came as a surprise to him. In April 2001 he had to step in for a failed teammate in the super heavyweight division at the European Championships in Trencin . He came to 400 kg (185-215) and took 6th place. The winner was Victors Scherbatihs from Lithuania , with 440 kg (195–245). In November 2001 Vladimir Smortschkow was then used again in his traditional weight class, the heavyweight, at the World Championships in Antalya . He was there in very good shape and achieved 422.5 kg (198-225) in a duel. His performance in the snap of 198 kg was a new world record. In this exciting competition he became world champion and relegated Bunyami Sudas , Turkey , 420 kg (185-235) and Igor Rasorenow , Ukraine , 417.5 (187.5-230) to the places.

At the 2002 World Championships in Warsaw, Vladimir Smortschkow managed 417.5 kg (197.5–220) in a duel. With his performance in the snatch of 197.5 kg after this discipline he had a lead of 7.5 kg over his next opponent. In the push, however, he only came to 220 kg and had two failed attempts with 227.5 kg. So he had to watch as he was overtaken by Denys Hotfrid , Ukraine, who pushed 235 kg and Alan Zagaew , Bulgaria, who hit 232.5 kg in the push.

At the Russian championship in 2003 he only reached 405 kg (8185-220) and finished second behind Gleb Pisarewski, who came to 407.5 kg. However, this year it was used at both international championships, the European championship in Loutraki / Greece and the world championship in Vancouver. In Loutraki he achieved 415 kg (195-220) and thus took 3rd place and in Vancouver he came to 417.5 kg (195-222.5) and was thus runner-up world champion. In both competitions he was back in the lead after the snatch and was caught in the push.

At the Russian championship 2004 Vladimir Smortschkow was not in shape due to a previous injury and could therefore not place in the front field. That was particularly tragic because it meant that he missed a start at the Olympic Games in Athens . The Russian colors were represented there in the heavyweight division by Gleb Pisarewski and Dmitri Berestow . At the Russian championship 2005 he finished only 4th place with 410 kg (190-220) in a duel. But he was still used at the European Championships in Sofia, was there in better shape and won with 422.5 kg (195-227.5) the European title before Bunyami Sudas, 410 kg and Ramūnas Vyšniauskas , Lithuania, 410 kg.

At the 2006 European Championships in Wladyslawowo / Poland, Vladimir Smortschkow reached 417 kg (190-227) in a duel. When checking his doping test it turned out that he was doped. He was then disqualified and taken out of the ranking. He was also banned from the international weightlifting association for 2 years. He also missed the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Actually surprising, because already 29 years old, Vladimir Smortschkow returned to the international weightlifting stage in 2009. Although he was not at the start of the Russian Championship this year, he was used at the European Championship in Bucharest, where he won the second European title in his career in the heavyweight division with 411 kg (190-221). He referred Oleksij Torochtij , Ukraine, 405 kg (181-224) and Ramunas Vysniauskas, 405 kg (182-223) to the next places.

2010 was Vladimir Smorchkov with a duel of 419 kg (198-221) Russian champion. He was then again at the start of the European Championship, which took place in Minsk. He achieved there in a duel but only 408 kg (193-215), which reached 409 kg (185-224) for the EM silver medal behind Dmitri Klokow , Russia. In September 2010 he played his last international competition at the World Championships in Antalya. He managed 410 kg (190-220), with which he won a World Cup bronze medal again behind Marcin Dolega , Poland, 415 kg (188-227) and Dmitri Klokow, 415 kg (192-223).

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class	Results
1996	1.	Junior European Championship (U 17) in Burgas	up to 83 kg	with 292.5 kg (135–157.5), ahead of Szymon Kolecki, Poland, 275 kg (122.5–152.5)
1998	2.	Junior World Championships (U 20) in Sofia	Medium difficulty	with 370 kg (170–200), behind Nikolai Stojanow, Bulgaria, 372.5 kg (162.5–210), in front of Angel Popow, Bulgaria, 360 kg (160–200)
1998	3.	Junior European Championship (U 20) in Sofia	Medium difficulty	with 375 kg (170–205), behind Szymon Kolecki, 382.5 kg (165–217.5) and Nikolai Stojanow, 375 kg (167.5–207.5)
1999	3.	Junior World Championships (U 20) in Savannah / USA	Heavy	with 392.5 kg (182.5–210), behind Angel Popow, 397.5 kg (175–222.5) and Evgeni Tschigischew , Russia, 397.5 kg (185–212.5)
2000	1.	Junior World Championships (U 20) in Prague	Heavy	with 412.5 kg (192.5–220), ahead of Alexander Ziamruk, Ukraine, 382.5 kg (175–207.5) and Alex Leschko, Belarus, 372.5 kg (167.5–205)
2000	1.	Junior European Championship (U 20) in Rijeka	Heavy	with 402.5 kg (192.5–210), ahead of Florin Vlad, Romania, 382.5 kg (170–212.5) and Alex Leschko, 382.5 (175–207.5)
2001	6th	EM in Trencin	Super heavy	at 400 kg (185-215); Winner: Victors Scherbatihs , Latvia, 440 kg (195–245), ahead of Pawel Najdek , Poland, 420 kg (175–245)
2001	1.	World Cup in Antalya	Heavy	with 422.5 kg (198–225), before Bunyami Sudas, Turkey, 420 kg (185–235) and Igor Rasorenow, Ukraine, 417.5 kg (187.5–230)
2002	3.	World Cup in Warsaw	Heavy	with 417.5 kg (197.5–220), behind Denis Gorfrid, Ukraine, 420 kg (185–235) and Alan Zagaew, Bulgaria, 417.5 kg (185–232.5)
2003	3.	EM in Loutraki / Greece	Heavy	with 415 kg (195–220), behind Igor Rasorenow, 425 kg (192.5–232.5) and Alan Zagaew, Bulgaria, 420 kg (185–235)
2003	2.	World Cup in Vancouver	Heavy	with 417.5 kg (195–222.5), behind Said Saif Asaad (Angel Popow), Qatar, 422.5 kg (195–227.5), in front of Bunyami Sudas, 415 kg (185–230)
2005	1.	EM in Sofia	Heavy	with 422.5 kg (195–227.5), before Bunyami Sudas, 410 kg (182.5–227.5) and Ramunas Vysniauskas, Latvia, 410 kg (182.5–227.5)
2006	disq.	EM in Władysławowo / Poland	Heavy	at 417 kg (190-227); convicted and disqualified after the doping competition and banned for 2 years; Winner: Marcin Dolega, Poland, 424 kg (199–225)
2009	1.	EM in Bucharest	Heavy	with 411 kg (190–221), before Oleksij Torochtij , Ukraine, 405 kg (181–224) and Ramunas Vysniauskas, 405 kg (182–223)
2010	2.	EM in Minsk	Heavy	with 408 kg (193–215), behind Dmitri Klokow , Russia, 409 kg (185–224)
2010	3.	World Cup in Antalya	Heavy	with 410 kg (190–220), behind Marcin Dolega, 415 kg (188–227) and Dmitri Klokow, 415 kg (192–223)

WM & EM individual medals

• World Cup gold medals: 2001 / Tearing - 2002 / Tearing - 2003 / Tearing
• World Cup silver medals: 2010 / tear

• European Championship gold medals: 2003 / Tearing - 2005 / Tearing - 2005 / Pushing - 2009 / Tearing - 2010 / Tearing
• European Championship bronze medals: 2009 / pushing

Russian championships

(as far as known)

year	space	Weight class	Results
2003	2.	Heavy	with 405 kg (185–220), behind Gleb Pisarewski , 407.5 kg (185–222.5), in front of Dmitri Lapikow , 402.5 kg (182.5–220)
2005	4th	Heavy	with 410 kg (190–220), behind Dmitri Lapikow, 425 kg (195-230), Dmitri Berestow , 417.5 kg (192.5–225) and Andrei Kisseljow, 412.5 kg (185–227.5)
2010	1.	Heavy	with 419 kg (198–221), before Yuri Tegkajew, 410 kg (185–225) and Maksim Sheiko, 408 kg (183–225)
2011	2.	Heavy	with 420 kg (195–225), behind Dmitri Klokow, 427 kg, in front of Dawid Bedschanjan , 415 kg (185–230)

Explanations

• all competitions in single combat, consisting of snatching and pushing
• WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship
• Medium weight, weight class up to 94 kg, heavy weight, up to 105 kg and super heavy weight, over 105 kg body weight

literature

• Athletics magazine

Web links

• Portrait on omskpress.ru
• Vladimir Petrovich Smortschkow at the Institute for Applied Training Science
• Website www.polska-sztanga.pl