Jürg Capol

Jürg Capol

File:Jürg Capol.jpg Jürg Capol in 2025
Personal information
Born	(1965-07-02) 2 July 1965 Chur, Switzerland
Sport
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 Men's cross-country skiing Representing Switzerland Junior World Championships Bronze medal – third place 1984 Trondheim 3 × 5 km relay

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. 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.

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.

Cross-country skiing results

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

Olympic Games

Year	Age	10 km	15 km	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	4 × 10 km   relay
1988	22	—	22	—	30	—	4
1994	28	—	—	—	49	44	7

World Championships

Year	Age	10 km	15 km  classical	15 km  freestyle	Pursuit	30 km	50 km	4 × 10 km   relay
1989	23	—	43	—	—	24	—	12
1993	27	62	—	—	51	—	—	—

World Cup

Season standings

Season	Age	Overall
1986	20	NC
1988	22	48
1989	23	NC
1990	24	54
1992	26	NC
1993	27	75
1994	28	NC

External links

• Juerg Capol at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Olympic 4 x 10 km relay results: 1936-2002 (in Italian)