Rudolph Matt
- For the cinematographer go to Rudolph Maté.
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Competitor for Austria | ||
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Gold | 1936 Innsbruck | Slalom |
Rudolph Matt (b. 10 September 1909 in St. Anton am Arlberg; d. 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
- ↑ Official results for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships – FIS-ski.com - (Retrieved on 15 November 2008)
- ↑ No Limits:The Amazing Life of Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele (Retrieved on 12 February 2014)
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