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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 received a gold medal in freestyle welterweight.[1]
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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 at the 1936 Olympic Games.
In 1979, Lewis was inducted in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.[2]
References
- "1936 Summer Olympics – Berlin, Germany – Wrestling" Archived 2007-02-21 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 28, 2008)
- Palmer, Mark. (December 5, 2017). InterMat Rewind: Frank Lewis. InterMat Wrestling. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
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- [en] Frank Lewis (wrestler)
[it] Frank Lewis (lottatore)
Frank Lewis (6 dicembre 1912 – 16 agosto 1998) è stato un lottatore statunitense, specializzato nella lotta libera.[ru] Льюис, Фрэнк
Фрэнк Уайетт Льюис (англ. Frank Wyatt Lewis; 6 декабря 1912 (1912-12-06), Колмен, Техас, США — 16 августа 1998, Стиллуотер, Оклахома, США) — американский борец вольного стиля, чемпион Олимпийских игр. [1]Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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