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)

Matthias Wörndle

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, and in 1934 together with Franz Fischer and Gustl Müller.

Matthias Wörndle

At the 1936 Winter Olympics he finished 24th in the 50 km event.

Matthias Wörndle

Wörndle died in the Pshish River in the Soviet Union, when he served in the army during World War II.

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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

Sportspeople from Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Skiers from Upper Bavaria

German Army personnel killed in World War II

Sportspeople from the Kingdom of Bavaria

20th-century German people

Military personnel from Bavaria