Jürg Capol
Swiss cross-country skier
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Jürg Capol (born 2 July 1965) is a Swiss cross-country skier who competed from 1988 to 1994 and is marketing director for the International Ski Federation (FIS) as of 2016[update]. His best finish at the Winter Olympics was fourth in the 4 × 10 km relay at Calgary in 1988 while his best individual finish was 44th in the 50 km event at Lillehammer in 1994.
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| Born | 2 July 1965 Chur, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skiing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Verrières | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 1986, 1988–1990, 1992–1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. starts | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| Indiv. podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Team starts | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Team podiums | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (48th in 1988) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 1993 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun, Capol earned his best finish of 51st in the 10 km + 15 km combined pursuit event. His best World Cup finish was 13th in a 30 km event in the Soviet Union in 1988.
Capol was the FIS race director for cross-country skiing between 2007 and 2016, when he was promoted to marketing director for all FIS sports.[1]
Cross-country skiing results
All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
