Geoff Capes, Britain’s greatest shot putter and World’s Strongest Man winner, dies aged 75

Athlete was twice the Commonwealth championWon World’s Strongest Man title on two occasions 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.”