Berndt Leopold Katter (born 15 October 1932, Helsinki

Helsinki

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) is a Finnish

Finland

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 former modern pentathlon

Modern pentathlon

The modern pentathlon is a sports contest that includes five events: pistol shooting, épée fencing, 200 m freestyle swimming, show jumping, and a 3 km cross-country run...

 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

Thomas Katter

Thomas Katter is a professional musician and composer from Finland.-Biography:Katter, whose native language is Swedish, is the son of Olympic bronze medalist Berndt Katter.-Career:...

, Niclas v. Bonsdorff, and Christofer v. Bonsdorff. He is married with textile-artist Riitta Suomi. They live in Turku

Turku

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Achievements

• 1956 Summer Olympics
  1956 Summer Olympics
  The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...
  
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  • team competition: bronze, individual competition: 16th.
• 1960 Summer Olympics
  1960 Summer Olympics
  The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...
  
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  • team competition: 4th, individual competition: 12th
• World championships
  Modern pentathlon
  The modern pentathlon is a sports contest that includes five events: pistol shooting, épée fencing, 200 m freestyle swimming, show jumping, and a 3 km cross-country run...
  
  
  • 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