Mario Capio ( Nervi, 3 August 1924 – Nervi, 8 February 2000)Mention of Mario Capio's death
was an Italian

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

who competed in the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

, in the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

, and in the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

. In 1955, he won the Snipe World Championship, and in 1959 the Flying Dutchman World Championships.

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1924 births 2000 deaths Italian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Italy Sailors at the 1956 Summer Olympics – 12 m2 Sharpie Sailors at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman Sailors at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman Snipe class world champions World champions in sailing for Italy Flying Dutchman class world champions People from Nervi {{Italy-yachtracing-bio-stub