Geoff Capes, British strongman, shot put record holder and renowned budgerigar breeder, has died aged 75, his family said on ...
The Independent on MSN17d
Tributes paid to ‘inspirational’ Geoff Capes after athlete and strong man dies aged 75He also enjoyed great success at the European Indoor Championships throughout the 1970s, claiming two shot put golds, three ...
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Geoff Capes, the British shot put record holder and two-time world's strongest man, has died aged 75. Capes set the record ...
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Born in 1949 in Holbeach, Lincolnshire, Capes excelled in athletics, representing Britain in three Olympic Games from 1972 to 1980, and setting the national shot put record of 21.68 metres which ...
Capes represented Britain at the Olympics in 1972, 1976 and 1980. His best result was a fifth-place finish in Moscow in 1980. He won gold in the shot put in the Commonwealth Games in 1974 and 1978 ...
The Associated Press – Sports on MSN17d
Geoff Capes, an Olympic shot putter who won the World's Strongest Man competition, dies at age 75Capes represented Britain at the Olympics in 1972, 1976 and 1980. His best result was a fifth-place finish in Moscow in 1980. He won gold in the shot put in the Commonwealth Games in 1974 and 1978, ...
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