What is Fred Nitz?
'''Fred Nitz''' is a wheelchair athlete from [[Queensland]]. He represented [[Australia]] at the 1982 [[Far East and South Pacific Games for the Disabled]] in [[Hong Kong]]. He won medals in all of his events, winning 3 golds (200m, 400m and 4 x 400m) and 2 silvers (100m and 1500m Paraplegic 2 class). He was one of 157 Australian athletes to compete at the 1982 Games, where Australians won a total of 315 medals. <ref name=CT>{{cite news|publisher=Canberra Times|date= November 11, 1982|title=Disabled athletes' success|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/130828429}}</ref><ref name=Para2>{{cite web|title=Australia at the 1982 FESPIC Games|url=https://paralympichistory.org.au/article/australia-at-the-1982-fespic-games/}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Australian athletes]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Queensland]] [[Category:Australian sportspeople with disabilities]]