Margit Papp
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Margit Papp (born 30 April 1948) is a Hungarian former athlete. She competed in the Summer Olympic Games in 1972, 1976 and 1980 and won the gold medal in women's pentathlon at the 1978 European Championships.
Career
[edit]Papp first competed in the European Championships in Budapest 1966 as an 18-year-old, placing 18th in the pentathlon.[1] She made her Olympic debut in Munich in 1972, finishing 23rd with 4074 points.[1][2] Four years later in Montréal she scored 4535 points and placed 8th.[2]
At the 1978 European Championships in Prague Papp scored 4655 points and won the gold medal.[3] She originally placed second behind the defending champion, Nadiya Tkachenko of the Soviet Union, but moved up when Tkachenko was disqualified for doping.[4] Papp made a final Olympic appearance in 1980, placing fifth with 4562 points.[2] In the 1978 European Championships and the 1980 Olympics she also competed in the long jump, failing to qualify for the final on either occasion.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Margit Papp at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
- 1 2 3 "Margit Papp Bio, Stats and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ↑ "European Championships (Women)". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ↑ "Athletics at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games: Women's Pentathlon". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
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