Frank 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 name	Frank Wiatt Lewis
Nationality	American
Born	(1912-12-06)December 6, 1912 Coleman, Texas, U.S.
Died	August 16, 1998(1998-08-16) (aged 85) Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S.
Home town	Cushing, Oklahoma, U.S.
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Wrestling
Event(s)	Freestyle and Folkstyle
College team	Oklahoma A&M
Team	USA
Medal record Men's freestyle wrestling Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1936 Berlin 72 kg Collegiate Wrestling Representing Oklahaoma A&M NCAA Wrestling Championships 1935 Bethlehem 155 lb 1934 Ann Arbor 155 lb

Frank 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]