Rudolph Matt Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20050214001915/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/majorevents/fisworldskichampionships/alpinewsc.html Official results for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
  2. Book: Byron Rempel. No Limits: The Amazing Life Story of Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele, Canada's Olympian Skiing Pioneers. 2009. Twinski Publications, SHGPH. 978-2-89586-055-6. 97.

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