Katharina Sutter

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Katharina Sutter
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Bobsleigh
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 Calgary Two-woman
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Winterberg Two-woman
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 St. Moritz Mixed team

Katharina Sutter (born 27 July 1968) is a Swiss bobsledder who has competed since the late 1990s. She won three medals at the FIBT World Championships with one gold (Two-woman: 2001) and two bronzes (Two-woman: 2000, Mixed team: 2007).

Burdet also finished fourth in the two-woman event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

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