Geoff Capes
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Geoffrey Lewis "Geoff"•Capes |
| Used name | Geoff•Capes |
| Born | 23 August 1949 in Holbeach, England (GBR) |
| Measurements | 197 cm / 139 kg |
| Affiliations | Enfield Harriers, Enfield (GBR) / Birchfield Harriers, Birmingham (GBR) |
| NOC |  Great Britain |
Biography
Geoff Capes was a Cambridgeshire policeman who dominated British shot-putting throughout the 1970s. During his athletic career he was 7 times a winner of the AAA championship, three time UK champion and was twice won gold at the Commonwealth Games. He also won a bronze medal at the 1974 European Championships and won five medals, including two gold, at the European Indoor Championships. His personal best which was set in 1980, his final year of amateur competition, stood as a national record until 2003.
After placing sixth at the 1980 Olympic Games Capes became a professional strongman, competing with great success at Highland Games and was two times a winner of the “World’s Strongest Man” competition, the premier event in strongman competition.
Aside from his sporting prowess he is one Britain’s foremost breeders of Budgerigars and in 2008 became president of the British Budgerigar Society.
Personal Best: SP – 21.68 (1980).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Athletics | GBR |
Geoff Capes | |||
| Shot Put, Men (Olympic) | 20 r1/2 | |||||
| 1976 Summer Olympics | Athletics | GBR |
Geoff Capes | |||
| Shot Put, Men (Olympic) | 6 | |||||
| 1980 Summer Olympics | Athletics | GBR |
Geoff Capes | |||
| Shot Put, Men (Olympic) | 5 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Athletics Championships (0–0–1 1974 Roma bronze: shot put)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Athletics Indoor Championships (2–3–1 1974 Göteborg gold: shot put; 1975 Katowice silver: shot put; 1976 München gold: shot put; 1977 San Sebastián silver: shot put; 1978 Milano bronze: shot put; 1979 Wien silver: shot put)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the British Empire/Commonwealth Games (2–0–0 1974 Christchurch ATH gold: shot put (competed for England); 1978 Edmonton ATH gold: shot put (competed for England))
- Listed in Olympians Who Participated in the World's Strongest Man Competition (finished 3rd in 1980, 2nd in 1981, 4th in 1982, 1st in 1983, 3rd in 1984, 1st in 1985, and 2nd in 1986)