Former Olympian and World’s Strongest Man Geoff Capes died Wednesday at the age of 75, his family said.

Geoff Capes: Athlete and strongman was ‘giant in heart and spirit’ - The British shot put record holder and twice World’s Strongest Man has died aged 75.

British strongman legend Geoff Capes left a huge £239,000 to his wife after dying at the age of 75, with his children and grandchildren receiving expensive goods and memorabilia as part of his will.

Capes could see no future as an amateur and, while convinced that he would still have challenged for a shot put medal in 1984, a new career combining the World Highland Games with the increasingly ...

Geoff Capes set the record for the longest shot put by a British athlete in 1980. He also earned the title of the World's Strongest Man twice.

Capes, who died this week aged 75, also won two European indoor shot put titles and two Commonwealth Games gold medals during a stellar throws career. In addition, he competed in three Olympic Games.

Geoff Capes was for many years England’s most famous athlete and a favorite of Queen Elizabeth II. He was also a policeman and prize-winning budgie breeder.

Geoff Capes led an extraordinary life as one of Briton's most prolific athletes, a TV star and a budgerigar breeder, however his rise to stardom was anything but linear. He was born weighing 12lb ...

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… ...

The sporting world has paid tribute to Geoff Capes after the legendary British athlete passed away at the age of 75 on Wednesday. Capes, who was twice crowned as the World's Strongest Man, was a ...

Geoff Capes, World’s Strongest Man, Is Dead at 75 He pulled dump trucks, flipped cars and tossed five-pound bricks as if they were Kleenex boxes. Tending to parakeets brought out his gentler side.