Botond Storcz

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The native form of this personal name is Storcz Botond. This article uses the Western name order.

Medal record
Botond Storcz
Men’s Canoeing
Competitor for  Hungary
Olympic Games
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 Hungarian University of Physical Education.

[edit] World Championships

2002 Flatwater Racing World Championships

• bronze medal, K2 500m

2001 Flatwater Racing World Championships

• silver medal, K4 1000m

1999 Flatwater Racing World Championships

• gold medal, K4 1000m
• silver medal, K2 500m
• bronze medal, K4 500m

1998 Flatwater Racing World Championships

• silver medal, K4 500m
• silver medal, K4 1000m

1997 Flatwater Racing World Championships

• gold medal, K1 500m
• gold medal, K1 1000m
• gold medal, K4 500m
• silver medal, K4 1000m

[edit] European Championships

• 2004 - gold medal, K4 1000m
• 2000 - silver medal, K4 1000m
• 1997 - gold medal, K1 500m
• 1997 - gold medal, K1 1000m
• 1997 - gold medal, K4 500m

[edit] Reference

• (Hungarian) Profile

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