Jürg Capol (born 2 July 1965) is a

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cross-country skier who competed from 1988 to 1994 and is marketing director for the International Ski Federation (FIS) . His best finish at the

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was fourth in the 4 × 10 km relay at

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in 1988 while his best individual finish was 44th in the 50 km event at Lillehammer in

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. At the

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, 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

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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.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

World Championships

World Cup

Season standings

Notes

External links

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Olympic 4 x 10 km relay results: 1936-2002
1965 births Cross-country skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1994 Winter Olympics Living people Swiss male cross-country skiers Olympic cross-country skiers for Switzerland Sportspeople from Chur Skiers from Graubünden {{Switzerland-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub