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.
Jürg Capol | |||||||||||||||
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Country | Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
Born | Chur, Switzerland | 2 July 1965||||||||||||||
Ski club | SC Verrières | ||||||||||||||
World Cup career | |||||||||||||||
Seasons | 1986, 1988–1990, 1992–1994 | ||||||||||||||
Starts | 22 | ||||||||||||||
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
editAll results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[2]
Olympic Games
editYear | Age | 10 km | 15 km | Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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1988 | 22 | — | 22 | — | 30 | — | 4 |
1994 | 28 | — | — | — | 49 | 44 | 7 |
World Championships
editYear | Age | 10 km | 15 km classical |
15 km freestyle |
Pursuit | 30 km | 50 km | 4 × 10 km relay |
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1989 | 23 | — | 43 | — | — | 24 | — | 12 |
1993 | 27 | 62 | — | — | 51 | — | — | — |
World Cup
editSeason standings
editSeason | Age | Overall |
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1986 | 20 | NC |
1988 | 22 | 48 |
1989 | 23 | NC |
1990 | 24 | 54 |
1992 | 26 | NC |
1993 | 27 | 75 |
1994 | 28 | NC |
Notes
edit- ^ Connolly, Eoin (10 June 2016). "FIS appoints Juerg Capol as marketing director". SportsPro. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Athlete : Juerg CAPOL". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
External links
edit- Juerg Capol at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Olympic 4 x 10 km relay results: 1936-2002 (in Italian)