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Margit Papp

Margit Papp, Hungarian athlete

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Born
April 30, 1948
Age in 2026
78
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1948

About Margit Papp

Margit Papp 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. Papp first competed in the European Championships in Budapest 1966 as an 18-year-old, placing 18th in the pentathlon. At the 1978 European Championships in Prague Papp scored 4655 points and won the gold medal.

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Margit Papp timeline

  1. Papp first competed in the European Championships in Budapest 1966 as an 18-year-old, placing 18th in the pentathlon.
  2. 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.
  3. At the 1978 European Championships in Prague Papp scored 4655 points and won the gold medal.

The world when Margit Papp was born

Margit Papp was born in 1948. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1948

  • #1 song"Twelfth Street Rag" – Pee Wee Hunt
  • Top movieHamlet
  • Top TV showTexaco Star Theater (Milton Berle)
  • Best-selling bookThe Naked and the Dead – Norman Mailer

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentCleveland Indians win the World Series
  • Top headlineState of Israel declared
  • Technology milestoneLong-playing vinyl record (LP) introduced
  • Defining fadTelevision sets in homes
  • Notable inventionVelcro
  • World population2.50 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championCleveland Indians (World Series)
  • Also wonBaltimore Bullets (BAA)
  • U.S. population146.6M

1948 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Margit Papp's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19482026
Gas$0.26$3.45/gal
Average home$8,300$435,000
Average income$5,000$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.40$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population146.6M341 million

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