Pertti Pousi (born 24 June 1946) is a Finnish

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

. He competed in the men's long jump and the men's triple jump at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

. Representing the

BYU Cougars track and field The BYU Cougars are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Brigham Young University (BYU), located in Provo, Utah. BYU fields 21 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) varsity athletic teams. They are a member of the West ...

team, Pousi won the 1968 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the long jump. He also won the 1969 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the triple jump.

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1946 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Finnish male long jumpers Finnish male triple jumpers Olympic athletes for Finland Place of birth missing (living people) FISU World University Games silver medalists for Finland FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Finland Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1967 Summer Universiade Finnish Athletics Championships winners NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners BYU Cougars men's track and field athletes {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub