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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.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's athletics | ||
Representing  Hungary | ||
| European Championships | ||
 | 1978 Prague | Pentathlon |
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]
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