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László Papp (March 25, 1926 – October 16, 2003) was a Hungarian
Hungarian people

Hungarians are an ethnic group primarily associated with Hungary. There are around 10 million Magyars in Hungary . Hungarians were the main inhabitants of the Kingdom of Hungary that existed through most of the second millennium....
 boxer, born in 1926, in Budapest
Budapest

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. He won gold medals in the 1948 Summer Olympics
1948 Summer Olympics

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 in London
London

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, the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics

The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952....
, in Helsinki
Helsinki

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 and the 1956 Summer Olympics
1956 Summer Olympics

The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the Equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations....
 held in Melbourne
Melbourne

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, Australia
Australia

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. In his final Olympic competition, he beat José Torres
José Torres

Jos? Torres, known as "Chegui", was a Puerto Rican people professional boxing. As an amateur boxer, Torres won a silver medal in the junior middleweight at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne....
 for the gold medal, to become the first boxer in Olympic history to win three successive gold medals.

was an Olympic gold medalist three times, at middleweight in London in 1948, then as a light middleweight in Helsinki in 1952 and in Melbourne in 1956. Papp also was the European middleweight champion as a middleweight in 1949 at Oslo and at light middleweight at Milan 1951.






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László Papp (March 25, 1926 – October 16, 2003) was a Hungarian
Hungarian people

Hungarians are an ethnic group primarily associated with Hungary. There are around 10 million Magyars in Hungary . Hungarians were the main inhabitants of the Kingdom of Hungary that existed through most of the second millennium....
 boxer, born in 1926, in Budapest
Budapest

Budapest is the Capitals of Hungary of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it serves as the country's principal political, cultural, commerce, Industry, and transportation center and is considered an important hub in Central Europe....
. He won gold medals in the 1948 Summer Olympics
1948 Summer Olympics

The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, United Kingdom....
 in London
London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
, the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics

The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952....
, in Helsinki
Helsinki

Helsinki is the Capital and largest List of cities and towns in Finland of Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea....
 and the 1956 Summer Olympics
1956 Summer Olympics

The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the Equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations....
 held in Melbourne
Melbourne

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, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
. In his final Olympic competition, he beat José Torres
José Torres

Jos? Torres, known as "Chegui", was a Puerto Rican people professional boxing. As an amateur boxer, Torres won a silver medal in the junior middleweight at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne....
 for the gold medal, to become the first boxer in Olympic history to win three successive gold medals.

Amateur career

Papp was an Olympic gold medalist three times, at middleweight in London in 1948, then as a light middleweight in Helsinki in 1952 and in Melbourne in 1956. Papp also was the European middleweight champion as a middleweight in 1949 at Oslo and at light middleweight at Milan 1951. He scored 55 first round knockouts as an amateur.

Olympic Results

1948 London (England)
  • Defeated Valfrid Resko (Finland) KO 2
  • Defeated Jean Welter
    Jean Welter

    Jean Welter was a Luxembourgian Boxing who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the second round of the Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's light heavyweight after losing his fight to Tom Kirby....
     (Luxembourg) KO 1
  • Defeated Auguste Cavignac (Belgium) KO 1
  • Defeated Ivano Fontana
    Ivano Fontana

    Ivano Fontana is a former Italy boxer. He won a bronze medal in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, losing to gold medal winner Laszlo Papp....
     (Italy) 3-0
  • Defeated John Wright
    John Wright (boxer)

    John "Johnny" Alan Wright was a Great Britain amateur boxer who won a silver medal in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.He lost in the final to L?szl? Papp of Hungary....
     (England) 3-0


1952 Helsinki (Finland)
  • Defeated Spider Webb
    Spider Webb

    Travis "Spider" Webb was an United States racecar driver from Joplin, Missouri. He died at the age of 79 in McMinnville, Oregon....
     (United States) KO 2
  • Defeated Charlie Chase
    Charlie Chase

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     (Canada) KO 2
  • Defeated Petar Stankoff Spassoff (Bulgaria) 3-0
  • Defeated Eladio Oscar Herrera (Argentina) 3-0
  • Defeated Theunis Jacobus van Schalkwyk (South Africa) 3-0


1956 Melbourne (Australia)
  • Defeated Alberto Saenz (Argentina) KO 3
  • Defeated Zbigniew Pietrzykowski
    Zbigniew Pietrzykowski

    Zbigniew Pietrzykowski is a Polish boxer.He thrice started in the Olympic Games, every time winning medals. He won bronze medal at Melbourne 1956 in the Light middleweight division, after loss in semi-final to Hungarian L?szl? Papp....
     (Poland) 3-0
  • Defeated Jose Torres
    José Torres

    Jos? Torres, known as "Chegui", was a Puerto Rican people professional boxing. As an amateur boxer, Torres won a silver medal in the junior middleweight at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne....
     (USA) 2-1


Pro career

Papp, despite having hand trouble, turned professional in 1957, and immediately began rising in the Middleweight
Middleweight

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 ranks. However, Hungary was a Communist country at the time and professional boxing was not permitted. Papp had to travel to Vienna
Vienna

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, in Austria
Austria

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, for training and for his fights. In spite of this disadvantage, he beat several top-ranking contenders for the Europe
Europe

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an Middleweight
Middleweight

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 title, including veteran Tiger Jones, French champion Hippolyte Annex
Hippolyte Annex

Hippolyte Annex is a former France professional boxing. He was four time French champion, holding the French welterweight title from 1960 to 1961 and the middleweight title from 1961 to 1963....
 and Chris Christensen
Chris Christensen

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. After Christensen, Papp defeated Randy Sandy of the United States
United States

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. In 1964, after Papp had already signed up for the world championship title bout, Hungary's Communist leadership brought his professional career to an end by denying him an exit visa. The reason for this was that professional boxing was not permitted in Communist Hungary and the government resented Papp's successful by-passing of the restriction by staging his fights abroad.

Papp was undefeated in the ring. His fighting record was 27 wins, 2 draws, and no losses. 15 of his wins were with knockout
Knockout

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s.

Death

László Papp died in Budapest
Budapest

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 in 2003.

Honors

Papp was inducted into the International Boxing Hall Of Fame
International Boxing Hall of Fame

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 in 2001. In 1989 WBC President Jose Sulaiman
José Sulaimán

Jos? Sulaim?n is a Mexico boxing official of Lebanon-descent. He is the president/godfather of the World Boxing Council.Sulaim?n is known in the boxing world as an administrator for the WBC for more than three decades....
 gave Papp an award for 'Best amateur and professional boxer of all time' and granted him honorary champion status of the World Boxing Council
World Boxing Council

The World Boxing Council was initially created by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo L?pez Mateos, to create an international boxi...
.

Budapest's Papp Laszlo Sportaréna, a multipurpose building best known as a concert venue and the home ice of the Hungarian national hockey team, is named in his honor.

See also

  • List of Hungarians
    List of Hungarians

    The following is a list of prominent Magyars , the majority of whom grew to be famous within Hungary rather than abroad. For a list of famous Hungarian abroad see List of Hungarian Americans or List of famous Hungarians who were born outside present-day Hungary....


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