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Berndt Katter

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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

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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

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References

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  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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