Botond Storcz

Personal information

Born30 January 1975(1975-01-30) (age 51) Budapest, Hungary

Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)

Weight87 kg (192 lb)

Sport

SportCanoe sprint

ClubMagyar Testgyakorlók Köre Démasz-Szeged Budapest Honvéd FC

Medal record Men's canoe sprint Representing Hungary Event 1 st 2 nd 3 rd Olympic Games 3 0 0 World Championships 4 5 2 European Championships 4 3 0 Total 11 8 2 Olympic Games 2000 Sydney K-2 500 m 2000 Sydney K-4 1000 m 2004 Athens K-4 1000 m World Championships 1997 Dartmouth K-1 500 m 1997 Dartmouth K-1 1000 m 1997 Dartmouth K-4 500 m 1999 Milan K-4 1000 m 1997 Dartmouth K-4 1000 m 1998 Szeged K-4 500 m 1998 Szeged K-4 1000 m 1999 Milan K-2 500 m 2001 Poznań K-4 1000 m 1999 Milan K-4 500 m 2002 Seville K-2 500 m Canoe Sprint European Championships 1997 Plovdiv K-1 500 m 1997 Plovdiv K-1 1000 m 1997 Plovdiv K-4 500 m 2004 Poznań K-4 1000 m 2000 Poznań K-4 1000 m

Men's canoe sprint

Representing Hungary

Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 3 0 0 World Championships 4 5 2 European Championships 4 3 0 Total 11 8 2

Event 1st 2nd 3rd

Olympic Games 3 0 0

World Championships 4 5 2

European Championships 4 3 0

Total 11 8 2

Olympic Games

2000 Sydney · K-2 500 m

2000 Sydney · K-4 1000 m

2004 Athens · K-4 1000 m

World Championships

1997 Dartmouth · K-1 500 m

1997 Dartmouth · K-1 1000 m

1997 Dartmouth · K-4 500 m

1999 Milan · K-4 1000 m

1997 Dartmouth · K-4 1000 m

1998 Szeged · K-4 500 m

1998 Szeged · K-4 1000 m

1999 Milan · K-2 500 m

2001 Poznań · K-4 1000 m

1999 Milan · K-4 500 m

2002 Seville · K-2 500 m

Canoe Sprint European Championships

1997 Plovdiv · K-1 500 m

1997 Plovdiv · K-1 1000 m

1997 Plovdiv · K-4 500 m

2004 Poznań · K-4 1000 m

2000 Poznań · K-4 1000 m

Botond Storcz (born 30 January 1975) is a retired Hungarian sprint canoeist. He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics and won three gold medals (K-2 500 m: 2000, K-4 1000 m: 2000, 2004). He also won eleven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with four golds (K-1 500 m: 1997, K-1 1000 m: 1997, K-4 500 m: 1997, K-4 1000 m: 1999), five silvers (K-2 500 m: 1999, K-4 500 m: 1998, K-4 1000 m: 1997, 1998, 2001), and two bronzes (K-2 500 m: 2002, K-4 500 m: 1999).

Storcz was named Hungarian Sportsman of the Year in 1997 for winning three gold medals at that year's World Championships. He worked as a canoeing coach at the Hungarian University of Physical Education. Since 2009 he is the head coach of the Hungarian National Kayak Canoe Team.

Awards

Hungarian kayaker of the Year (2): 1997, 2000
Hungarian Sportman of the Year (1) - votes of sports journalists: 1997
Hungarian President of the Year (2) - votes of sports journalists: 2011, 2014

Orders and special awards

Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Officer's Cross (2000)
Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Commander's Cross (2004)
Order of Merit of Hungary – Commander's Cross with Star (2012)

(in Hungarian)
at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 January 2010). Additional archives: .
at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009). Additional archives: .
Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–83. (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2018.
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from on 17 April 2020.

External links

at Olympedia
at Olympics.com

Awards
Preceded byIstván Kovács	Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 1997	Succeeded byTibor Gécsek