Matthias Wörndle (7 December 1909 – 15 October 1942) was a German cross-country skier.

Matthias Wörndle
Born(1909-12-07)7 December 1909
Partenkirchen, German Empire
Died15 October 1942(1942-10-15) (aged 32)
Pshish River, Soviet Union
Ski clubSkiclub Partenkirchen
Medal record
Representing  Germany

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 the Soviet Union, when he served in the army (Nazi) during World War II.[5][6]

References edit

  1. ^ Zehn Sportler vertraten die Heimat bei den Olympischen Spielen 1936 (in German), Merkur online, August 17, 2004.
  2. ^ Rielaborazione storia libro Camisasca Archived 2012-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ [1] (in Italian), p. 4.
  4. ^ Trofeo Mezzalama - Ein Hochgebirgswettlauf der Sonderklasse Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine (in German), p. 44.
  5. ^ Matthias Wörndle, sports-reference.com.
  6. ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2018.