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.
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| Born | 15 January 1932 Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | July 20, 2014 (aged 82) Turku, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Modern pentathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Civilian life
editBesides 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Olympics Statistics: Berndt Katter". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
- ^ "Berndt Katter Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
External links
edit- 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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