Frank Lewis (wrestler)
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| Full name | Frank Wiatt Lewis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 6, 1912 Coleman, Texas, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | August 16, 1998 (aged 85) Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Cushing, Oklahoma, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Freestyle and Folkstyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Oklahoma A&M | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Edward C. Gallagher | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frank Wiatt Lewis (December 6, 1912 – August 16, 1998) was an American wrestler and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, where he earned a gold medal in the freestyle welterweight (72 kg) division.[1]
Frank was born in Coleman, Texas and raised in Cushing, Oklahoma. In high school, he won a Oklahoma wrestling state championship in 1929. He wrestled collegiately at Oklahoma State (then called Oklahoma A&M). Lewis was an NCAA runner-up in 1934 and the NCAA champion in 1935 at 155 pounds, while also being named Most Outstanding Wrestler of the event.
Following college, he earned a sport on the U.S. Olympic freestyle wrestling team, winning a gold medal in the welterweight division (72 kg) at the 1936 Olympic Games.[citation needed][2]
In 1979, Lewis was inducted in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.[3]
