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- Athlete was twice the Commonwealth champion
- World’s Strongest Man title won in 1983 and 1985
Geoff Capes, who competed for Great Britain in the shot put at three Olympic Games, won two Commonwealth titles and twice won the World’s Strongest Man competition, has died aged 75.
A family statement said: “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.”
Written by Tony Paley
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/oct/23/geoff-capes-britain-most-famous-shot-putter-dies-aged-75 under the title “Geoff Capes, Britain’s greatest shot putter and two-time World’s Strongest Man, dies aged 75”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
