László Papp
László Papp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Papp, 13 December 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | László Papp 25 March 1926 Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 October 2003 (aged 77) Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Hungarian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Laci Papp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Middleweight Light Middleweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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László Papp (25 March 1926 – 16 October 2003) was a Hungarian professional boxer from Budapest. He was left-handed and 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 became the first boxer in Olympic history to win three successive gold medals. He won 12 of his 13 Olympic fights without losing a round, dropping only one, in his last Olympic final, to American boxer José Torres. There was not another triple gold medalist for 20 years, when Cuba's Teófilo Stevenson won three, followed by another Cuban Félix Savón as the third of the three men to accomplish the feat.