László Papp 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 Teófilo Stevenson won three, followed by Félix Savón as the third of the three men to accomplish the feat.
The middleweight was one of five boxing weight classes contested on the boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Like all other boxing events, it was open only to men. The boxing competitions were all held on October 27. The middleweight was the second-heaviest class, allowing boxers of up to 158 pounds (71.7 kg). It was the only boxing event in which a non-British boxer won a bout. Reginald Baker from Australia won three before losing to Johnny Douglas in the final. Ten boxers from three nations competed. Each NOC could enter up to 12 boxers. Australasia entered 1 boxer; France entered 5 boxers, 2 of whom withdrew; and Great Britain entered 6 boxers.
The light middleweight class in the boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics competition was the fourth-heaviest class. Light middleweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 71 kilograms. 25 boxers from 25 nations competed.
The middleweight class in the boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics competition was the third-heaviest class. Middleweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 75 kilograms. 20 boxers from 20 nations competed.
The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the third-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 160 pounds. The competition was held from August 21, 1920 to August 24, 1920. 17 boxers from nine nations competed.
The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the third-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 160 pounds. The competition was held from Tuesday, August 11, 1936, to Saturday, August 15, 1936. Nineteen boxers from 19 nations competed.
The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the third-heaviest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 160 pounds. The competition was held from Tuesday, August 9, 1932 to Saturday, August 13, 1932. Ten boxers from ten nations competed.
The Light middleweight class in the boxing competition was the fourth-highest weight class. Light middleweights were limited to those boxers weighing a maximum of 71 kilograms (156.5 lbs). 27 boxers qualified for this category. Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. Both semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals, so no boxers competed again after their first loss. Bouts consisted of six rounds each. Five judges scored each bout.
The men's light middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1952 Summer Olympics. It was the inaugural Olympic event for the weight class and it allowed boxers of up to 71 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 29 July to 2 August 1952. 23 boxers from 23 nations competed.
Bernard Foster is a British boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Ellsworth Webb was an American boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
The middleweight boxing competition at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow was held from 24 July to 2 August at the Olympiysky Sports Complex. 19 boxers from 19 nations competed.
The light middleweight boxing competition at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow was held from 23 July to 2 August at the Olympiysky Sports Complex. 23 boxers from 23 nations competed.
The men's light middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 71 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 24 November to 1 December 1956. 14 boxers from 14 nations competed.
The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The weight class was allowed boxers of up to 75 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 26 November to 1 December 1956. 14 boxers from 14 nations competed.
The men's light middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 71 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 25 August to 5 September 1960. 23 boxers from 23 nations competed.
The men's middleweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 75 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 26 August to 5 September 1960. A total of 25 boxers from 25 nations competed.
David J Odwell is a British boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
The men's middleweight boxing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics is scheduled to take place between 26 July and 7 August 2021 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. 25 boxers from 25 nations are expected to compete.
The men's light heavyweight boxing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics is scheduled to take place between 25 July and 4 August 2021 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. 22 boxers from 22 nations are expected to compete.
