Geoff Capes, a herculean wonder from the English countryside who, in addition to winning the World’s Strongest Man competition twice, was a champion breeder of parakeets, an activity that ...

Geoff Capes was also one of the most recognisable faces in the country, appearing prime time on every programme you can imagine from This Is Your Life and the Sooty Show (where Sweep dreamed of ...

Former Olympian and World’s Strongest Man Geoff Capes died Wednesday at the age of 75, his family said. A cause of death was not disclosed. Capes, born in the England in 1949, was famous across ...

Geoff Capes, twice the world's strongest man and famous British shot putter, died at the age of 75. The 1.97 m. and 170 kg athlete became one of the most popular sportsmen in Great Britain for ...

Born in Lincolnshire, Capes was just over 6ft 5in and weighed 170kg at his peak condition, according to the Geoff Capes website. He won the World's Strongest Man title in 1983 and 1985.

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Geoff Capes, a herculean wonder from the English countryside who, in addition to winning the World’s Strongest Man competition twice, was a champion breeder of parakeets, ...

Tributes have poured in for “giant in heart and spirit” Geoff Capes, the British record-setting shot putter and two-time World’s Strongest Man champion who has died aged 75.

LONDON (AP) — 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. He was 75.

THE world of sport is mourning the loss of strongman Geoff Capes. Once known for being the World’s Strongest Man, the much-loved star has sadly passed away at the age of 75. Here we take a lo… ...

Geoff Capes held the British shot-putting record for 23 years, lifted more weights than Arnold Schwarzenegger and twice wore the crown as the World’s Strongest Man. Stick a cannonball under his ...

Geoff Capes of Great Britain training with straw bales Sept. 1, 1978, in Spalding, United Kingdom. (John Starr/Allsport/Getty Images) He represented Britain at the Olympics three times, in 1972 ...