Berndt Katter
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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
- 1956 Summer Olympics:
- team competition: bronze, individual competition: 16th.
- 1960 Summer Olympics:
- team competition: 4th, individual competition: 12th
- World championships
- 1959: team competition: silver, individual competition: 5th
References
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External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20121108073930/http://www.abc.net.au/olympics/2008/results/historical/athletes/9723.htm
- Competitor no. 11, Berndt Katter (Finland) running along a creek bed in the pentathlon, Olympic Games, Melbourne, 28 November 1956 [picture].
- Summer Olympics 2000 Olympic history -- Modern pentathlon
- Kodin kääntöpiiri
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- 1932 births
- 2014 deaths
- Finnish male modern pentathletes
- Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
- Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon
- Olympic modern pentathletes for Finland
- Modern pentathletes at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Modern pentathletes at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Finnish male water polo players
- Modern pentathletes from Helsinki
- Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century Finnish sportsmen