Rudolph Matt
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's alpine skiing | ||
Representing  Austria | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 1936 Innsbruck | Slalom |
Rudolph Matt (10 September 1909 in St. Anton am Arlberg – 18 November 1993 in Innsbruck) was an Austrian alpine skier and world champion.
Matt became a world champion in the slalom in Innsbruck in 1936, before fellow Austrian Eberhard Kneissl, and finished 6th in the downhill and 4th in the combined event.[1]
At the world championships in Engelberg in 1939 he finished 4th in the slalom.
During the Second World War, Matt escaped to Mount Cranmore in New Hampshire.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Official results for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships – FIS-ski.com – (Retrieved on 15 November 2008)
- ^ Byron Rempel (2009). No Limits: The Amazing Life Story of Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele, Canada's Olympian Skiing Pioneers. Twinski Publications, SHGPH. p. 97. ISBN 978-2-89586-055-6.
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