Fred Tiedt boxer

Frederick Tiedt (16 October 1935 – 15 June 1999, born in Dublin, Ireland) was an amateur and professional boxer.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.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 neededTiedt is the uncle of Liam Mooney, a former rugby player and now an entrepreneur living in Dubai.This article about an Irish Olympic medalist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.This biographical article related to an Irish boxer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.