Rudolph Matt

For the cinematographer, see Rudolph Maté.

Rudolph Matt
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 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

  1. ^ Official results for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships – FIS-ski.com – (Retrieved on 15 November 2008)
  2. ^ 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.


Stub icon

This biographical article relating to alpine skiing in Austria is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This biographical article relating to an Austrian sportsperson is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.