Lauritz Schmidt

Who was Lauritz Schmidt?

Lauritz Thura Thrap Schmidt was a Norwegian yacht racer and businessperson.

He was born in Kristiania as a son of jurist Axel Schmidt 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.

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. Sixteen years later he won his second silver medal in the 8 metre class. He represented the Royal Norwegian Yacht Club.

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.