Rudolph Matt (10 September 1909 in

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– 18 November 1993 in Innsbruck) was an

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and world champion. Matt became a world champion in the slalom in Innsbruck in 1936, before fellow Austrian

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, and finished 6th in the

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and 4th in the combined event.Official results for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
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in 1939 he finished 4th in the slalom. During the Second World War, Matt escaped to Mount Cranmore in New Hampshire.

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