Geoff Capes, a two-time former World’s Strongest Man and nonetheless the British shot put report holder, has died on the age of 75, his household has introduced.
Capes threw his British report 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 greatest end of fifth in Moscow in 1980.
The Lincolnshire-born athlete gained World’s Strongest Man in 1983 and 1985 and completed within the prime three on an extra 4 events.
Capes additionally gained the World Highland Video games six occasions 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.”
