Twice-crowned World’s Strongest Man Geoff Capes has died at 75, his family said Wednesday. Capes, who still held the British shot put record, competed in three Olympic Games from 1972 to 1980. In 1983 and 1985,

Geoff Capes, a British shot putter who was a three-time Olympian and won the World’s Strongest Man competition twice in the 1980s, has died at the age of 75.

Geoff Capes, who has died aged 75, was one of Britain’s most prolific and successful field athletes, and he used his immense physical ability to great effect in the second wind of his career when he became the “World’s Strongest Man”.

Geoff Capes, twice the world’s strongest man and a three-time Olympian, has died aged 75, British Athletics has announced.The Lincolnshire-born athlete won Commonwealth shot put gold in 1974 and 1978 and was crowned World’s Strongest Man in 1983 and 1985.

Capes 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.

Geoff Capes, the former world’s strongest man and still the British shot put record holder, has died at the age of 75.

Geoff Capes, British shot put record holder and two-time world's strongest man, has died aged 75. Capes set the record for the furthest shot put throw by a British man with a distance of 21.68m in 1980.

Geoff Capes, the two-time world's strongest man and - even in 2024 - the British shot put record holder, has died aged 75. A brief family statement on Wednesday afternoon said: "The family of Geoffrey Capes would like to announce his sad passing today,

Three-time Olympian and former world’s strongest man Geoff Capes has died at the age of 75, his family have announced. Capes is Great Britain’s greatest ever shot putter and still holds the record for the longest throw,

British shot put record holder and two-time world's strongest man Geoff Capes has died at the age of 75. Capes set the record for the furthest shot put throw by a British man, achieving a distance of 21.