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Born | Holbeach, Lincolnshire, England | 23 August 1949|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 1970–1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 197 cm (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 170 kg (375 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Great Britain and England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Geoffrey Lewis Capes (born 23 August 1949)[1] is a British former shot putter, Strongman and Highland Games competitor.[2] He is widely regarded as one of the best and most versatile strength athletes of all time.
He represented England and Great Britain in field athletics, specialising in the shot put, an event in which he was twice Commonwealth champion, twice European indoor champion, and competed at three Olympic Games. As of October 2024, he still holds the British record for the shot put from 1980 when he hurled it 21.68 metres (71 ft 2 in).
As a strongman, he won World's Strongest Man twice,[1] and World Muscle Power Classic twice,[1] alongwith numerous other titles including Europe's Strongest Man and Britain's Strongest Man.[1]
As a Highland Games competitor, he was six times world champion,[3] first winning the title in Lagos in 1981,[4] and held world records in numerous events.[1]
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,[1] and became renowned as a world-class breeder of birds. Capes stood 197 cm (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) and weighed 170 kg (375 lb) in his prime.
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