Botond Storcz

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The native form of this personal name is Storcz Botond. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Botond Storcz
Canoe sprint
ClubMagyar Testgyakorlók Köre
Démasz-Szeged
Budapest Honvéd FC
Medal record
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
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney K-2 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney K-4 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens K-4 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Dartmouth K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1997 Dartmouth K-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1997 Dartmouth K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1999 Milan K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1997 Dartmouth K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1998 Szeged K-4 500 m
Silver medal – second place 1998 Szeged K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 1999 Milan K-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place 2001 Poznań K-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Milan K-4 500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Seville K-2 500 m
Canoe Sprint European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Plovdiv K-1 500 m
Gold medal – first place 1997 Plovdiv K-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place 1997 Plovdiv K-4 500 m
Gold medal – first place 2004 Poznań K-4 1000 m
Silver medal – second place 2000 Poznań K-4 1000 m

Botond Storcz (born 30 January 1975) is a retired

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

Orders and special awards
  • Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary
    – Officer's Cross (2000)
  • Ribbon Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary – Commander's Cross (2004)
  • Ribbon Order of Merit of Hungary – Commander's Cross with Star (2012)

References

  • Kataca.hu profile (in Hungarian)
  • Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–41 at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 January 2010). Additional archives: BCU.org.uk.
  • Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009). Additional archives: BCU.org.uk.
  • Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). "Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007)" (PDF). CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2018.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Botond Storcz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.

External links

Awards
Preceded by
Hungarian Sportsman of The Year

1997 		Succeeded by


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