Lewis Tewanima
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 55 years ago |
Born | United States |
Date of died | January 18,1969 |
Died | Second Mesa |
Arizona | |
United States | |
Height | 160 (cm) |
Weight | 51 (kg) |
Olympic_medals | Athletics At The 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 |
000 Metres | |
Silver medal | Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres |
Date of birth | January 1,1888 |
Olympic medal | Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres |
Education | Carlisle Indian Industrial School |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 506734 |
Lewis Tewanima Life story
Louis Tewanima, also known as Tsökahovi Tewanima and Lewis Tewanima, was an American two-time Olympic distance runner and silver medalist in the 10,000 meter run in 1912. He was a Hopi Indian and ran for the Carlisle Indian School where he was a teammate of Jim Thorpe.