Botond Storcz
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Olympic medal record | |||
Men's canoeing | |||
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Gold | 2000 Sydney | K-2 500 m | |
Gold | 2000 Sydney | K-4 1000 m | |
Gold | 2004 Athens | K-4 1000 m |
Botond Storcz (born January 30, 1975 in Budapest) is a Hungarian flatwater canoer, who has won three Olympic gold medals in the team kayak events. He has also had outstanding success at the World and European championships, winning four gold medals at each.
Storcz is currently a member of the Budapest Honvéd FC club. He is 183 cm (6'0") tall and weighs 87 kg (191 lbs). He works as a canoeing coach at the Huugarian University of Physical Education.
[edit] World Championships
- 2002 - bronze medal, K2 500m
- 2002 - fourth place, K4 1000m
- 2001 - silver medal, K4 1000m
- 1999 - gold medal, K4 1000m
- 1999 - silver medal, K2 500m
- 1999 - bronze medal, K4 500m
- 1998 - silver medal, K4 500m
- 1998 - silver medal, K4 1000m
- 1997 - gold medal, K1 500m
- 1997 - gold medal, K1 1000m
- 1997 - gold medal, K4 500m
- 1997 - silver medal, K4 1000m
[edit] European Championships
- 1997 - gold medal, K1 500m
- 1997 - gold medal, K1 1000m
- 1997 - gold medal, K4 500m
- 2000 - silver medal, K4 1000m
- 2004 - gold medal, K4 1000m
Preceded by István Kovács |
Hungarian Sportsman of The Year 1997 |
Succeeded by Tibor Gécsek |
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