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."1936 Summer Olympics – Berlin, Germany – Wrestling" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on April 28, 2008)
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.
In 1979, Lewis was inducted in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.Palmer, Mark. (December 5, 2017). InterMat Rewind: Frank Lewis . InterMat Wrestling. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
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