Q:Facts: - sport: long-distance running - death place: second mesa , arizona , united states - caption: louis tewanima in 1911 - height: 1.60 m ftin on - death date: january 18 , 1969 - club: carlisle indian industrial school - birth date: 1888 - weight: 51 kg lb on - image: lewis tewanima 2162665005 0effc1f895 o.jpg - birth place: shungopavi second mesa , arizona , united states Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of lewis tewanima .
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louis tewanima -lrb- 1888 -- january 18 , 1969 -rrb- , incorrectly spelled 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 .his silver medal in 1912 remained the best u.s. achievement in this event until another indian , billy mills , won the gold medal in 1964 .tewanima also competed at the 1908 olympics , where he finished in ninth place in the marathon .