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.