Geoff Capes, a two-time former World’s Strongest Man and nonetheless the British shot put file holder, has died on the age of 75, his household has introduced.
Capes threw his British file 21.68m within the shot put in 1980 and gained gold within the occasion for England on the 1975 and 1978 Commonwealth Video games.
He took half in three Olympic Video games, with a finest end of fifth in Moscow in 1980.
The Lincolnshire-born athlete gained World’s Strongest Man in 1983 and 1985 and completed within the high three on an additional 4 events.
Capes additionally gained the World Highland Video games six instances and claimed a world title for breeding budgerigars.
The assertion from Capes’ household learn: “The family of Geoffrey Capes would like to announce his sad passing today, 23rd October. Britain’s finest shot putter and twice world’s strongest man.”
Capes’ different shot put medals included gold on the European Indoor Championships in 1974 and 1976 and bronze open air on the European Championships in 1974.
