Berndt Katter
Personal information
Born(1932-01-15)15 January 1932
Helsinki, Finland
DiedJuly 20, 2014(2014-07-20) (aged 82)
Turku, Finland
Sport
SportModern pentathlon
Medal record
Men's modern pentathlon
Representing  Finland
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne Team
World championships
Silver medal – second place 1959 Team

Berndt Leopold Katter (15 October 1932 – 20 July 2014[1]) was a Finnish former modern pentathlete and Olympic medalist.[2][3] He thrived at the national level in water-polo (national gold), swimming and fencing.

Civilian life

Besides his sport career, Katter worked in SOK, the Turku Lamp, OPA Ltd, Humppila Glass and Sylvi Salonen Oy's service.

Katter had three children: musician Thomas Katter, Niclas v. Bonsdorff, and Christofer v. Bonsdorff. He was married with textile-artist Riitta Suomi. They lived in Turku.

Achievements

References

  1. ^ Tallroth-Kock, Lena; Santanen, Pekka (10 August 2014). "Berndt Katter". hs.fi (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Berndt Katter". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
  3. ^ "Berndt Katter Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-07-21.

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