Fred Tiedt

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

Fred Tiedt
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Ireland
Olympic Games
1956 Melbourne Welterweight
European Amateur Championships
1957 Prague Welterweight

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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See also
  • Boxing record for Fred Tiedt from BoxRec
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fred Tiedt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  • Frederick TIEDT at the International Olympic Committee


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