Léopold-Marie "Paul" Dangla (Laroque-Timbaut, Aquitaine, 16 January 1878[3][1] – Magdeburg, Province of Saxony, 18[1] or 25[2] June 1904) was a French professional road bicycle racer.

From 1896 Dangla gained a reputation in his home region as a good amateur in sprint and tandem races.

[1] In 1899 Paul Dangla, actually a trained accountant,[4] went to Paris to start as a professional in motor-paced racing and became a popular local hero.

[5] After Dangla had beaten all the world records of the German Thaddäus Robl on 16 August 1903, he became a "national hero".

[8] For many years, the bicycle Dangla was riding when he had his fatal accident stood on his grave in the cemetery of Dolmayrac; on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his death, it was to be placed in a glass display case.