Name Fred Tiedt Role Boxer | Martial art Boxing Movies The Boxer | |
Died June 15, 1999, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Olympic medals Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Welterweight People also search for Nicolae Linca, Nicholas Gargano, Kevin Hogarth, Jim Sheridan | ||
Frederick 'Fred' Tiedt (16 October 1935 – 15 June 1999, born in Dublin, Ireland) was an amateur and professional boxer.
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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.