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László Papp

1905 - 1989

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). László Papp is the 160th most popular wrestler (down from 154th in 2024), the 551st most popular biography from Hungary (up from 616th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Hungarian Wrestler.

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Among Wrestlers

Among wrestlers, László Papp ranks 160 out of 1,027. Before him are Paige, Rusev, Matt Bloom, Bobby Roode, Shota Chochishvili, and Big John Studd. After him are Harley Race, Owen Hart, Sgt. Slaughter, Erick Rowan, Stu Hart, and István Kozma.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, László Papp ranks 264. Before him are Fausto dos Santos, Hendrik Wade Bode, Theodor Blank, J. William Fulbright, Albert W. Tucker, and Leila Hyams. After him are Stanisław Mazur, Kay Francis, Ashley Montagu, Jenő Rejtő, Philip Ahn, and René Bondoux. Among people deceased in 1989, László Papp ranks 207. Before him are Helga Haase, Sirarpie Der Nersessian, Mary McCarthy, Alfredo Zitarrosa, Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, and Ján Cikker. After him are Ernst Andersson, Don Revie, Willibald Kreß, Jean Despeaux, Willi Horn, and Ernesto Formenti.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, László Papp ranks 551 out of 1,077. Before him are Zoltan Sarosy (1906), Győző Forintos (1935), Katarina Ivanović (1811), András Toma (1925), Vera T. Sós (1930), and Ágnes Hranitzky (1945). After him are Tibor Tatai (1944), László Kovács (1939), György Bródy (1908), István Géczi (1944), István Szondy (1925), and János Parti (1932).

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Among Wrestlers In Hungary

Among wrestlers born in Hungary, László Papp ranks 3. Before him are Richárd Weisz (1879), and József Csatári (1943). After him are István Kozma (1939), Ödön Zombori (1906), Ferenc Kiss (1942), Ferenc Seres (1945), Imre Hódos (1928), László Réczi (1947), Ferenc Kocsis (1953), Norbert Növényi (1957), and Csaba Hegedűs (1948).

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