Frank Lewis (wrestler)

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 Lewis
Personal information
Full nameFrank Wiatt Lewis
NationalityAmerican
Born(1912-12-06)December 6, 1912
Coleman, Texas, U.S.
DiedAugust 16, 1998(1998-08-16) (aged 85)
Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S.
Home townCushing, Oklahoma, U.S.
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle and Folkstyle
College teamOklahoma A&M
TeamUSA
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1936 Berlin 72 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing Oklahaoma A&M
NCAA Wrestling Championships
Silver medal – second place1934 Ann Arbor155 lb
Gold medal – first place1935 Bethlehem155 lb

Franklin was born in Coleman, Texas and raised in Cushing, Oklahoma. In high school, he won an Oklahoma wrestling state championship in 1929. He wrestling 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.

In 1979, Lewis was inducted in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.[2]

References
  1. "1936 Summer Olympics – Berlin, Germany – Wrestling" Archived 2007-02-21 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 28, 2008)
  2. Palmer, Mark. (December 5, 2017). InterMat Rewind: Frank Lewis. InterMat Wrestling. Retrieved July 31, 2022.


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