Lauritz Thura Thrap Schmidt (1 May 1897 – 27 June 1970) was a

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yacht racer and businessperson. He was born in

Kristiania Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of i ...

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 Hamburg (, ; nds, label=Hamburg German, Low Saxon, Hamborg ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (german: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; nds, label=Low Saxon, Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg),. is the List of cities in Germany by popul ...

. In 1927 he married wholesaler's daughter Ingeborg Molstad. As a yacht racer he competed in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

and in the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics ( German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad ( German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi- ...

. 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 The Royal Norwegian Yacht Club ( no, Kongelig Norsk Seilforening, KNS) is a yacht club in Oslo, Norway. The club was founded in 1883 as country-wide organisation with affiliated local yacht clubs. In 1884, it was granted the right for member ...

. 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 The Association for the Promotion of Skiing ( no, Foreningen til Ski-idrettens Fremme, or Skiforeningen) is a large association in Norway promoting Nordic skiing and other outdoor recreational activities. Skiforeningen was founded in 1883 and has ...

from 1939 to 1946, having been a board member since 1927.

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* 1897 births 1970 deaths Norwegian expatriates in Germany Norwegian male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre Sailors at the 1936 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre Olympic sailors for Norway Olympic silver medalists for Norway Olympic medalists in sailing Norwegian sports executives and administrators Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Royal Norwegian Yacht Club sailors {{Norway-yachtracing-bio-stub