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Andy Toro has competed in four Olympic Games for two countries, Hungary and the United States, with a Bronze in canoeing at his first Games in 1960. After competing in his last Olympic Games as an athlete, however‚ Toro's involvement in the Olympic movement continued.
He was coach of the U.S. National and Olympic Kayaking and Canoeing team for four years and authored "Canoeing: An Olympic Sport," a standard reference book on Olympic canoeing.
Toro also donated his time as a volunteer sports administrator to both national and international sports federations. He was Secretary of the U.S. Olympic Committee from 1984-1988, director of the International Canoe Federation‚ and a member of the USOC Board of Directors since 1976.
Toro was awarded the Olympic Torch Award for Outstanding Service in 1989 by the USOC, and recognized with a Lifetime of Outstanding Service Award from U.S. Canoeing in 1986.
Toro graduated from the University of Michigan (bachelor of science, 1970; master of science, 1973) and stays close by the water as a naval architect and marine consultant. He is fluent in both English and Hungarian. Toro has two children and lives in El Cerrito.
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