Jussi Pelli (born 4 November 1954) is a Finnish

modern pentathlete The modern pentathlon is an Olympic multisport that consists of five events: fencing (one-touch épée followed by direct elimination), freestyle swimming, obstacle course racing, laser pistol shooting, and cross country running. The sport wa ...

and épée fencer. He fenced at the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

and competed in the modern pentathlon at the 1976,

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

and

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

. Pelli won the Finnish modern pentathlon championship in 1977 and 1981. He won the Finnish men's team pentathlon championship in 1976, 1981 and 1982.

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* 1954 births Living people Finnish male épée fencers Finnish male modern pentathletes Olympic fencers for Finland Olympic modern pentathletes for Finland Fencers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1976 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1980 Summer Olympics Modern pentathletes at the 1984 Summer Olympics Fencers from Helsinki Modern pentathletes from Helsinki 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-fencing-bio-stub