Margit Papp
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Representing  Hungary
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1978 Prague | Pentathlon |
Margit Papp (born 30 April 1948) is a
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
Papp first competed in the
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
- ^ a b c Margit Papp at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- ^ a b c "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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