Lauritz Schmidt

Lauritz Thura Thrap Schmidt (1 May 1897 – 27 June 1970) was a Norwegian yacht racer and businessperson.[1]

Lauritz Schmidt
Personal information
Full nameLauritz Thura Thrap Schmidt
Born1 May 1897 (1897-05)
Kristiania, Norway
Died27 June 1970 (1970-06-28) (aged 73)
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Norway
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1920 Antwerp 8 metre class (1919 rating)
Silver medal – second place 1936 Berlin 8 metre class

He was born in Kristiania as a son of jurist Axel Schmidt (1863–1930) and Petra Jensen. He finished his secondary education in 1915, took commerce school and practical training in Hamburg. In 1927 he married wholesaler's daughter Ingeborg Molstad.[2]

As a yacht racer he competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he was a crew member of the Norwegian boat Lyn-2, which won the silver medal in the 8 metre class (1919 rating). Sixteen years later he won his second silver medal in the 8 metre class. He represented the Royal Norwegian Yacht Club.[3]

He spent his professional career as manager of the book printer Nationaltrykkeriet and the bookbinder Forlagsbokbinderiet, from 1926. He chaired the Association for the Promotion of Skiing from 1939 to 1946, having been a board member since 1927.[2][4]

References

  1. "Lauritz Schmidt". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1948). "Schmidt, Lauritz". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 467–468. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lauritz Schmidt". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  4. Bråthen, Harald, ed. (1983). Snø og ski. 100-års jubileumsbok for Foreningen til ski-idrettens fremme (in Norwegian). Oslo: Association for the Promotion of Skiing. p. 187.


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