Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, seven boxers have won three medals in boxing:
1) László Papp, Hungary - 3 gold
2) Félix Savón, Cuba - 3 gold
3) Teófilo Stevenson, Cuba - 3 gold
4) Boris Lagutin, USSR - 2 gold, 1 bronze
5) Oleg Saitov, Russia - 2 gold, 1 bronze
6) Zbigniew Pietrzykowski, Poland - 1 silver, 2 bronze
7) Arnold Vanderlijde, Netherlands - 3 bronze
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That was László Papp of Hungary who won gold in middleweight competition at the 1948 Games in London and gold in light middleweight competition at the 1952 Games in Helsinki and the 1956 Games in Melbourne.
Other boxers who have won three gold medals are Félix Savón of Cuba (heavyweight at the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Games) and Teófilo Stevenson of Cuba (heavyweight at the 1972, 1976, and 1980 Games).
Some Olympic boxing champions that went on to become world champions include Munammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Oscar de la Hoya. Go to the following web site:
Fourteen men have won multiple gold medals in boxing. Three of those fourteen, Laszlo Papp, Teofilo Stevenson and Felix Savon, won three gold medals.
Cuban's Teofilo Stevensonand Felix Savon along with Hungary's Lazlo Papp all won 3 Olympic GOLD Medals.