Berndt Katter

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.

Berndt Katter

Personal information
Born	(1932-01-15)15 January 1932 Helsinki, Finland
Died	July 20, 2014(2014-07-20) (aged 82) Turku, Finland
Sport
Sport	Modern pentathlon
Medal record Men's modern pentathlon Representing  Finland Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne Team World championships 1959 Team

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

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.

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