John Capel, Jr.

John Capel was best known as a 200 metre sprinter who made the final of that event at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, finishing eighth. Capel had been a star in track and football in high school, and attended the University of Florida where he ran track and played receiver and returned kicks for the football team. He was second in the 200 metres at the 2000 NCAA Indoor Championships.

Capel was selected in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears and went to training camp that year with the Bears and in 2002 with the Kansas City Chiefs, but he never played in an NFL regular season game.

Returning to track Capel won two gold medals at the 2003 World Championships, in the 200 and the 4x100 relay. He added a bronze medal in the 200 at the 2005 Worlds. Capel also won a silver medal in the 1999 World University Games. His career was interrupted by several positive tests for marijuana. Capel later became an assistant coach in football and track at his old high school, Hernando High School in Brooksville, Florida.