Botond Storcz

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

Botond Storcz

Storcz in 2013
Personal information
Born	30 January 1975 (1975-01-30) (age 49) Budapest, Hungary
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
Sport	Canoe sprint
Club	Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre Démasz-Szeged Budapest Honvéd FC
Medal record Representing Hungary 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 1997 Dartmouth K-4 1000 m 1998 Szeged K-4 500 m 1998 Szeged K-4 1000 m 1999 Milan K-4 1000 m 1999 Milan K-2 500 m 1999 Milan K-4 500 m 2001 Poznań K-4 1000 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 2000 Poznań K-4 1000 m 2004 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)

References

• Kataca.hu profile (in Hungarian)
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-01-21). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.
• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
• 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.