Lawrence Knapp
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Laurence A. Knapp (May 30, 1905 – November 8, 1976) was an American field hockey player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and 1936 Berlin, Germany.
He was born in Garden City, South Dakota as Laury Knapp, and died in Washington, D. C.
In 1932 he was a member of the American field hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played two matches as forward.
Four years later he was a member of the American field hockey team, which lost all three matches in the preliminary round and did not advance. He played one match as forward.
Early life and education
Knapp was the son of Clarence A. Knapp and his wife. He had a brother named Edward and a sister named Dorothy.[1]
Knapp attended Yankton College in Yankton, South Dakota, where he was a member of the Yankton Greyhounds basketball team.[2] He served as captain of the team for the 1924 season.[3] He also played for the gridiron football team as a quarterback, and competed in track and field through the relay race and pole vault.[4] He began serving as athletic manager of the college's students' association in 1923,[5] and was elected its president the following year.[6] In 1924, he was elected treasurer of the Order of DeMolay chapter at Yankton.[7]
In 1927, Knapp was a law student at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.[8] By 1932, he had moved to New York City and was working in a law firm.[9]
Sports career
In July 1932, Knapp was announced as a member of the United States men's national field hockey team for the 1932 Summer Olympics.[9]
Personal life
On August 2, 1941, Knapp married Kortryc Collier Stephen, who was originally from Cardiff in Wales. She was previously married to the Marquess d'Albizzi.[1]
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- 1905 births
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- Yankton College alumni
- George Washington University Law School alumni
- American male field hockey players
- Field hockey players at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in field hockey
- Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century American sportsmen