Geoff Capes

Geoffrey Lewis Capes (born 23 August 1949) is a British former shot putter, strongman and professional Highland Games competitor.As an athlete he represented both England and Great Britain in field athletics, specialising in the shot put an event in which he was twice Commonwealth champion, twice European champion, and three time Olympian.As a strongman, he twice won the title of Worlds Strongest Man, was World Muscle Power champion on two occasions, and also had numerous other titles including Europes Strongest Man and Britains Strongest ManAs a Highland Games competitor he was six times world champion, first winning the title in Lagos in 1981, and held world records in numerous events. Following retirement from competitive sport he continued to be involved in strength athletics as a referee, event promoter and coach. He also ran a sportswear retail shop and became renowned as a world-class breeder of birds. Capes stood and weighed 170 kg at his peak condition.

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