Fred Tiedt

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Frederick 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=

Defeated Tadeusz Walasek (Poland) points
Defeated Pearce Allen Lane (United States) points
Defeated Kevin Hogarth (Australia) points
Lost to Nicolae Linca (Romania) points

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. {{citation needed|date=December 2014}}

Notable relative(s)

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

External links

{{BoxRec|30858|Fred Tiedt}}
{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ti/fred-tiedt-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418110617/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ti/fred-tiedt-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Fred Tiedt}}
{{Olympics.com profile|frederick-tiedt|Frederick TIEDT}}

Category:1935 births

Category:1999 deaths

Category:Welterweight boxers

Category:Irish people of German descent

Category:Olympic boxers for Ireland

Category:Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic silver medalists for Ireland

Category:Boxers from Dublin (city)

Category:Olympic medalists in boxing

Category:Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Category:Irish male boxers

Category:20th-century Irish sportsmen