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{{short description|American field hockey player}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's [[Field hockey at the Summer Olympics|field hockey]]}}
{{MedalBronze| [[1932 Summer Olympics|1932 Los Angeles]] | [[Field hockey at the 1932 Summer Olympics|Team competition]]}}
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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 Summer Olympics|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==
[[File:Lawrence Knapp, 1925.jpg|thumb|125px|Lawrence Knapp as a college athlete in 1925]]
Knapp was the son of Clarence A. Knapp and his wife. He had a brother named Edward and a sister named Dorothy.<ref name="WeddingTH">{{cite news |title=Marquise d'Albizzi Weds Lawrence Knapp |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-herald-marquise-dalbizzi-weds-law/154151079/ |access-date=August 28, 2024 |work=Times Herald |date=August 3, 1941 |pages=D3}}</ref>

Knapp attended [[Yankton College]] in [[Yankton, South Dakota]], where he was a member of the Yankton Greyhounds basketball team.<ref>{{cite news |title=Letters Given Yankton Squad |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader-letters-given-yankton-squad/154150553/ |access-date=August 28, 2024 |work=Argus Leader |date=March 13, 1924 |page=9}}</ref> He served as captain of the team for the 1924 season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Knapp is Selected as Yankton Captain |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader-knapp-is-selected-as-yankto/154150612/ |access-date=August 28, 2024 |work=Argus Leader |date=March 18, 1924 |page=2}}</ref> He also played for the [[gridiron football]] team as a [[quarterback]], and competed in track and field through the relay race and [[pole vault]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Four Letter Man in Two Sports |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader-four-letter-man-in-two-spor/154150729/ |access-date=August 28, 2024 |work=Argus Leader |date=March 26, 1925 |page=9}}</ref> He began serving as athletic manager of the college's students' association in 1923,<ref>{{cite news |title=Name Yankton Students to Positions of Honor |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader-name-yankton-students-to-po/154150492/ |access-date=August 28, 2024 |work=Argus Leader |date=April 21, 1923 |page=5}}</ref> and was elected its president the following year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Students' Associations Elects its 1924 Officers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader-students-associations-elec/154150655/ |access-date=August 28, 2024 |work=Argus Leader |date=April 26, 1924 |page=4}}</ref> In 1924, he was elected treasurer of the [[Order of DeMolay]] chapter at Yankton.<ref>{{cite news |title=Name New Officers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader-name-new-officers/154150703/ |access-date=August 28, 2024 |work=Argus Leader |date=November 27, 1924 |page=4}}</ref>

In 1927, Knapp was a law student at [[George Washington University]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Prizes Announced for Law Students |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-washington-post-prizes-announced-for/154150883/ |access-date=August 28, 2024 |work=The Washington Post |date=October 9, 1927 |pages=R10}}</ref> By 1932, he had moved to [[New York City]] and was working in a law firm.<ref name="AL27Jul32">{{cite news |title=Knapp, Former Yankton Athlete, in Olympic Team |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader-knapp-former-yankton-athle/154150976/ |access-date=August 28, 2024 |work=Argus Leader |date=July 27, 1932 |page=10}}</ref>

==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]].<ref name="AL27Jul32"/>

==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.<ref name="WeddingTH"/>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200418002724/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kn/larry-knapp-1.html Lawrence Knapp] at [[Sports Reference]]

{{United States FH Squad 1932 Summer Olympics}}

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[[Category:Yankton College alumni]]
[[Category:George Washington University Law School alumni]]
[[Category:American male field hockey players]]
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 1932 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 1936 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in field hockey]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:20th-century American sportsmen]]

Lawrence Knapp - Revision history

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