Jussi Pelli (born 4 November 1954) is a Finnish

modern pentathlete The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country running. The event is inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the anc ...

and épée fencer. He fenced at the

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and competed in the modern pentathlon at the 1976,

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and

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also 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 secon ...

. 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 of Finland Olympic modern pentathletes of 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 Sportspeople from Helsinki {{Finland-fencing-bio-stub