Matthias Wörndle (7 December 1909 – 15 October 1942) was a German cross-country skier. Wörndle was born in Partenkirchen, where he was member of the ''Skiclub Partenkirchen'' (SCP) 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,''Rielaborazione storia libro Camisasca''
and in 1934 together with Franz Fischer and Gustl Müller. At the

1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936, were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 February 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Nazi Ger ...

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 World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

.Matthias Wörndle
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1909 births 1942 deaths German male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Germany Cross-country skiers at the 1936 Winter Olympics German male ski mountaineers Skiers from Garmisch-Partenkirchen German Army personnel killed in World War II Sportspeople from the Kingdom of Bavaria 20th-century German sportsmen Military personnel from Bavaria {{Skimountaineering-bio-stub