Career
Competing in three Winter Olympics in the 4 x 10 km relay, he earned his best finish of sixth at Lake Placid, New York in 1980. Capitanio"s best World Cup finish was fourth in a 30 km event in Yugoslavia in 1983. Further notable results:
1974: 3rd, Italian men"s championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
1976:
1st, Italian men"s championships of cross-country skiing, 50 km
1st, Italian men"s championships of cross-country skiing, 15 km
1984: 3rd, Italian men"s championships of cross-country skiing, 30 km.