Matthias Wörndle
| Matthias Wörndle | ||||
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| Personal information | ||||
| Born |
December 7, 1909 Partenkirchen, Germany | |||
| Died |
October 15, 1942 (aged 32) Pshish River, Russia | |||
| Professional information | ||||
| Club | Skiclub Partenkirchen | |||
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Matthias Wörndle (December 7, 1909 – October 15, 1942) was a German cross-country skier.
Wörndle was born in Partenkirchen, where he was member of the Skiclub Partenkirchen (SCP)[1]
He was member of the Bronze teams at the first and second edition of the legendary Trofeo Mezzalama race, in 1933 together with Willy Bogner and Gustav "Gustl" Müller,[2] and in 1934 together with Franz Fischer and Gustl Müller.[3][4]
At the 1936 Winter Olympics he finished 24th in the 50 km event.
Wörndle died in the Pshish River in Russia, when he served in the army during World War II.[5]
References
- ↑ Zehn Sportler vertraten die Heimat bei den Olympischen Spielen 1936 (German), Merkur online, August 17, 2004.
- ↑ Rielaborazione storia libro Camisasca
- ↑ ' (Italian), p. 4.
- ↑ Trofeo Mezzalama - Ein Hochgebirgswettlauf der Sonderklasse (German), p. 44.
- ↑ Matthias Wörndle, sports-reference.com.