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László Papp
Full name: László Papp
Gender: Male
Born: March 25, 1926 in Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Died: October 16, 2003 in Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Affiliations: Budapesti Vasutas Sport Club/Budapesti Bástya/Budapesti Vasas Sport Club
Country: 
Hungary
Sport: Boxing
Medals: 3 Gold (3 Total)
Biography
László Papp is, with Téofilo Stevenson, one of the two Olympic boxers to win three consecutive gold medals. He was so renowned in Hungary that he was allowed to turn professional, the only professional from a Communist country until the era of glasnost in the late 1980's. The southpaw quickly established the same dominance among professionals, winning the European middleweight championship in 1962. By 1965, Papp was in line for a world title fight, but Hungarian authorities recanted and stopped Papp from fighting any more as a professional. He was forced to relinguish his European crown and retire from professional boxing. Career Record: W - 26 (15); L - 0; D - 3. |
Results
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Summer | 22 | London | Boxing | Men's Middleweight | Hungary | HUN | 1 | Gold | |
| 1952 Summer | 26 | Helsinki | Boxing | Men's Light-Middleweight | Hungary | HUN | 1 | Gold | |
| 1956 Summer | 30 | Melbourne | Boxing | Men's Light-Middleweight | Hungary | HUN | 1 | Gold |
Men's Light-Middleweight
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | Date | Result | MR | JF | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Summer | 26 | Helsinki | Boxing | Hungary | HUN | Final Round | Match 1/2 | 1 | 1952-08-02 | Papp (HUN) , van Schalkwyk (RSA) | decision | 3 | |
| 1952 Summer | 26 | Helsinki | Boxing | Hungary | HUN | Semi-Finals | Match #2 | 1 | 1952-08-01 | Papp (HUN) , Herrera (ARG) | decision | 3 | |
| 1952 Summer | 26 | Helsinki | Boxing | Hungary | HUN | Quarter-Finals | Match #3 | 1 | 1952-07-31 | Papp (HUN) , Spasov (BUL) | decision | 3 | |
| 1952 Summer | 26 | Helsinki | Boxing | Hungary | HUN | Round Two | Match #8 | 1 | Papp (HUN) , Chase (CAN) | knock-out | 2 | ||
| 1952 Summer | 26 | Helsinki | Boxing | Hungary | HUN | Round One | Match #16 | 1 | 1952-07-29 | Papp (HUN) , Webb (USA) | knock-out | 2 | |
| 1956 Summer | 30 | Melbourne | Boxing | Hungary | HUN | Final Round | Match 1/2 | 1 | 1956-12-01 | Papp (HUN) , Torres (USA) | decision | ||
| 1956 Summer | 30 | Melbourne | Boxing | Hungary | HUN | Semi-Finals | Match #1 | 1 | 1956-11-30 | Papp (HUN) , Pietrzykowski (POL) | decision | ||
| 1956 Summer | 30 | Melbourne | Boxing | Hungary | HUN | Quarter-Finals | Match #1 | 1 | 1956-11-28 | Papp (HUN) , Sáenz (ARG) | referee stops contest | 3 | |
| 1956 Summer | 30 | Melbourne | Boxing | Hungary | HUN | Round One | Match #1 | 1 | 1956-11-24 | Papp (HUN) | bye |
Men's Middleweight
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | Date | Result | MR | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Summer | 22 | London | Boxing | Hungary | HUN | Final Round | Match 1/2 | 1 | 1948-08-13 | Papp (HUN) , Wright (GBR) | decision | |
| 1948 Summer | 22 | London | Boxing | Hungary | HUN | Semi-Finals | Match #1 | 1 | 1948-08-12 | Papp (HUN) , Fontana (ITA) | decision | |
| 1948 Summer | 22 | London | Boxing | Hungary | HUN | Quarter-Finals | Match #2 | 1 | 1948-08-11 | Papp (HUN) , Cavignac (BEL) | knock-out | 1 |
| 1948 Summer | 22 | London | Boxing | Hungary | HUN | Round Two | Match #4 | 1 | 1948-08-10 | Papp (HUN) , Welter, Jr. (LUX) | referee stops contest | 1 |
| 1948 Summer | 22 | London | Boxing | Hungary | HUN | Round One | Match #8 | 1 | 1948-08-07 | Papp (HUN) , Resch (FIN) | knock-out | 2 |
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