Fred Tiedt

Olympic medal record
Competitor for  Ireland
Men’s Boxing
Melbourne 1956 Welterweight
European Amateur Championships
Prague 1957 Welterweight

Frederick 'Fred' Tiedt (16 October 1935 15 June 1999, born in Dublin, Ireland) was an amateur and professional boxer.

Amateur career

Tiedt won a silver medal for Ireland at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia in the welterweight division. Tiedt beat opponents from Poland, the United States, and Australia before losing a split decision to Nicolae Linca of Romania. The following year Tiedt won a bronze medal at the European Amateur Boxing Championships in Prague.

Olympic results

Pro career

He turned professional in 1959 but his professional career was not as successful as his amateur career with a points victory over Al Sharpe to gain the Irish Welterweight Title the only highlight. Tiedt finished with a record of 12 wins, 7 defeats and 2 ties.

Notable relative(s)

Tiedt is the uncle of Liam Mooney, a former rugby player and now an entrepreneur living in Dubai.

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