Botond Storcz

The native form of this personal name is Storcz Botond. This article uses the Western name order.
Storcz in 2013
Botond Storcz
Medal record
Men’s canoe sprint
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

Botond Storcz (born January 30, 1975 in Budapest) is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from 1997 to 2004. Competing in two Summer Olympics he won three gold medals (K-2 500 m: 2000, K-4 1000 m: 2000, 2004).

Storcz 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).

He was named Hungarian Sportsman of the Year in 1997 for winning three gold medals at that year's World Championships.

He is currently a member of the Budapest Honvéd FC club. He is 183 cm (6'0") tall and weighs 87 kg (191 lbs). Storcz works as a canoeing coach at the Hungarian University of Physical Education.

European Championships

References

Awards
Preceded by
István Kovács		 Hungarian Sportsman of The Year
1997 		Succeeded by
Tibor Gécsek


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