What were László Papp's major boxing achievements?

László Papp won three Olympic gold medals (1948, 1952, 1956) and three European titles (1947, 1949, 1953), making him one of the most decorated Hungarian boxers.

Did László Papp compete professionally?

Yes, Papp turned professional in 1957 but resumed amateur boxing to participate in the 1960 Olympics, where he won bronze, before retiring.

What legacy does László Papp hold in Hungary?

Papp is honored as a national hero in Hungary, with the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena named in his recognition. He was also inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

László Papp

Hungarian boxer (1926–2003)

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Facts

22 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[13]
Date of birth: March 25, 1926
Date of death: October 16, 2003
Place of birth: Budapest
Place of death: Budapest
Country of citizenship: Hungary^[9]
Occupation: boxer, boxing trainer, athlete
Award received: honorary citizen of Budapest, International Boxing Hall of Fame, Silver Olympic Order^[10]^[11]^[12]
Official website: www.papplaszlo.hu^[17]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Hungarian^[24]
Country for sport: Hungary^[25]
Different from: László Papp^[26]
Family name: Papp^[15]
Given name: László^[16]
Height: 165 cm^[27]
Number of losses: 0^[23]
Number of matches played/races/starts: 29^[21]
Number of wins: 27^[22]
Participant in: 1956 Summer Olympics, 1952 Summer Olympics, boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – middleweight^[18]^[19]^[20]
Place of burial: Farkasréti Cemetery^[8]
Sport: boxing^[14]

🏷️ Also known as

en Laszlo Papp en László Papp ar لازلو باب da Laszlo Papp de Laszlo Papp es Laszló Papp es Laszlo Papp es Lászlo Papp fa لاسلو پاپ fa لاسلو پپ fi Laszlo Papp fr Laszlo Papp he לאצי פאפ he לאסלו פאפ hu Papp László ja ラースロー・パップ ja ラザロ・パップ ja ラズロ・パップ ko 퍼프 라슬로 nl Laszlo Papp

🔖 Identifiers · 44

ISNI: 0000000078831235
VIAF cluster ID: 53550728
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n2004151785
GND ID: 137536674
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Bundesarchiv Bild 183-34311-0001, Laslo Papp.jpg ↗
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online: laszlo-papp
BoxRec boxer ID: 34798
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: papp-laszlo
CONOR.SI ID: 97777507
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 137536674
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Laszlo-Papp
Encyclopædia Universalis ID: lazlo-papp

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FAST ID: 1600947
Find a Grave memorial ID: 7990411
Freebase ID: /m/015blc
GTAA ID: 140184
Geni profile ID: 6000000018079727714
Gravsted.dk ID: laszlopapp
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: László_Papp
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017): 2705805
HAND ID: 51A3-5B75-CE54-B3FD-BF7C
Hungarian Olympic Committee athlete ID: 24852
IMDb ID: nm0660543
InterSportStats athlete ID: 3000518364
International Boxing Hall of Fame boxer ID: modern/papp
Kinobox person ID: 685031
Lex ID: László_Papp
Munzinger Sport number: 01000052121
NE.se ID: laszlo-papp
NSZL (VIAF) ID: 000000020725
NSZL name authority ID: 623868
Olympedia people ID: 3832
Olympic.org athlete ID (archived): laszlo-papp
Olympics.com athlete ID: laszlo-papp
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID: 3954117
PIM authority ID: PIM67073
PORT person ID: 189387
Prabook ID: 1310069
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived): pa/laszlo-papp-1
TMDB person ID: 1532379
Trading Card Database name ID: 39312
WikiTree person ID: Papp-209
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJjMGkKdkyTdmBhMBXQDv3
ČSFD person ID: 361509

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Award received 2

International Boxing Hall of Fame, honorary citizen of Budapest

Named after 2

László Papp Budapest Sports Arena, 175566 Papplaci

Participant in 2

1956 Summer Olympics, 1952 Summer Olympics

Country for sport 1

Hungary

Country of citizenship 1

Hungary

Different from 1

László Papp

Given name 1

László

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Hungarian

Occupation 1

boxer

Participated in 1

boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – light middleweight

Place of birth 1

Budapest

Place of burial 1

Farkasréti Cemetery

Place of death 1

Budapest

Sex or gender 1

male

Sport 1

boxing

← Different from 1

László Papp

← Winner 1

boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – light middleweight

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Summary

László Papp was born on March 25, 1926^[1], in Budapest^[2]. He died on October 16, 2003^[3], in Budapest^[4]. He worked as a boxer^[5], boxing trainer^[6], and athlete^[7].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for László Papp include László Papp Budapest Sports Arena^[28], an arena^[29], in Hungary^[30], founded in 2003^[31] and 175566 Papplaci^[32], an asteroid^[33].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include László Papp Budapest Sports Arena^[28], an arena^[29], in Hungary^[30], founded in 2003^[31] and 175566 Papplaci^[32], an asteroid^[33].

FAQs

Where was László Papp born?

László Papp's place of birth was Budapest^[2].

Where did László Papp die?

László Papp died in Budapest^[4].

What did László Papp do for work?

László Papp worked as a boxer^[5], boxing trainer^[6], and athlete^[7].

What awards did László Papp receive?

Honors received include honorary citizen of Budapest^[10], International Boxing Hall of Fame^[11], and Silver Olympic Order^[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ László Papp — place of birth (P19): Budapest. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-13. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ László Papp — place of death (P20): Budapest. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-31. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ László Papp — sex or gender (P21): male. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2024-07-12. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ László Papp — country of citizenship (P27): Hungary. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ László Papp — occupation (P106): boxer. BoxRec. Retrieved 2022-04-22. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ László Papp — occupation (P106): boxing trainer. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ László Papp — occupation (P106): athlete. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ László Papp — place of burial (P119): Farkasréti Cemetery. Retrieved 2019-09-09. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ László Papp — award received (P166): honorary citizen of Budapest. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ László Papp — award received (P166): International Boxing Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2026-01-19. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ László Papp — award received (P166): Silver Olympic Order. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ László Papp — date of birth (P569): March 25, 1926. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-27. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ László Papp — date of death (P570): October 16, 2003. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-27. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ László Papp — sport (P641): boxing. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ László Papp — family name (P734): Papp. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ László Papp — given name (P735): László. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ László Papp — official website (P856): http://www.papplaszlo.hu/. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ László Papp — participant in (P1344): 1956 Summer Olympics. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ László Papp — participant in (P1344): 1952 Summer Olympics. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ László Papp — participant in (P1344): boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – middleweight. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ László Papp — number of matches played/races/starts (P1350): 29. Retrieved 2026-01-19. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ László Papp — number of wins (P1355): 27. Retrieved 2026-01-19. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ László Papp — number of losses (P1356): 0. Retrieved 2026-01-19. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ László Papp — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Hungarian. CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ László Papp — country for sport (P1532): Hungary. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ László Papp — different from (P1889): László Papp. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ László Papp — height (P2048): 165 cm. wikidata.org.

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[29] ↑ László Papp Budapest Sports Arena — P31: arena. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[30] ↑ László Papp Budapest Sports Arena — P17: Hungary. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[31] ↑ László Papp Budapest Sports Arena — P571: March 13, 2003. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
[33] ↑ 175566 Papplaci — P31: asteroid. Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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