Berndt Katter

Medal record
Competitor for Finland
Men's Modern pentathlon
Olympic Games
Bronze	1956 Melbourne	Team
World championships
Silver	1959	Team

Berndt Leopold Katter (born 15 October 1932, Helsinki) is a Finnish former modern pentathlon athlete and Olympic medalist. 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 has three children: musician Thomas Katter, Niclas v. Bonsdorff, and Christofer v. Bonsdorff. He is married with textile-artist Riitta Suomi. They live 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

External links

• http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/berndt-katter-1.html
• http://www.abc.net.au/olympics/2008/results/historical/athletes/9723.htm
• http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KATTEBER01
• http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3125192
• http://static.espn.go.com/oly/summer00/pentathlon/s/almanac.html
• http://yle.fi/kodinkaantopiiri/erilaista03_8.htm