László Papp
Boxing, Boxer
1926 – 2003
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Who was László Papp?
László Papp was a Hungarian boxer, born in Budapest. A southpaw, he won gold medals in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, and the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia. In his final Olympic competition, he beat José Torres for the gold medal, to become the first boxer in Olympic history to win three successive gold medals. There would not be another for 20 years.
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- Born
- Mar 25, 1926
Budapest - Also known as
- Laszlo Papp
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Died
- Oct 16, 2003
Budapest
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on July 23, 2013
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