Frank Lewis (wrestler)

Frank Lewis
Personal information
Full nameFrank Wiatt Lewis
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
Events
Freestyle and Folkstyle
College teamOklahoma A&M
TeamUSA
Coached byEdward C. Gallagher
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1936 Berlin72 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing Oklahaoma A&M
NCAA Championships
Gold medal – first place1935 Bethlehem155 lb
Silver medal – second place1934 Ann Arbor155 lb

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]

Lewis 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). He 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.

After 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.[2]

In 1979, Lewis was inducted in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "1936 Summer Olympics – Berlin, Germany – Wrestling" Archived 2007-02-21 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 28, 2008)
  2. ↑ "Frank Lewis". Olympedia. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  3. ↑ Palmer, Mark. (December 5, 2017). InterMat Rewind: Frank Lewis Archived 2022-02-14 at the Wayback Machine. InterMat Wrestling. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
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