# Geoff Capes

> British shot putter and strongman (1949–2024)

**Wikidata**: [Q1354784](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1354784)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Capes)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/geoff-capes


## References

1. [Geoff Capes, ‘World’s Strongest Man’ who dominated 1970s shot-putting across Britain and Europe. The Daily Telegraph. 2024](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/10/23/geoff-capes-worlds-strongest-man-shot-putting-1970s/)
2. All-Athletics.com
3. Faceted Application of Subject Terminology
4. [Geoff Capes: World’s strongest man and British shot put record holder Capes dies aged 75. BBC Online. 2024](https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/articles/c36pn5d7eydo)
5. [Geoff Capes, Britain’s greatest shot putter and two-time World’s Strongest Man, dies aged 75. The Guardian. 2024](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/oct/23/geoff-capes-britain-most-famous-shot-putter-dies-aged-75)
6. [Geoff Capes, former World's Strongest Man winner and shot putter, dies. news.sky.com. 2024](https://news.sky.com/story/geoff-capes-former-worlds-strongest-man-winner-and-shot-putter-dies-13239695)
7. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
8. BBC Things
9. [Source](https://www.alamy.com/gentle-giant-geoff-capes-the-strongest-man-in-the-world-came-to-huddersfield-today-to-give-a-big-lift-to-handicapped-children-at-holly-bank-school-britains-own-man-mountain-took-time-off-from-his-role-as-genie-of-the-lamp-in-aladdin-at-halifaxs-civic-theatre-to-hand-over-the-keys-of-a-special-purpose-built-coach-on-behalf-of-icis-huddersfield-works-the-company-has-donated-the-22000-17-seater-vehicle-which-the-school-will-use-for-trips-all-over-this-country-and-abroad-its-special-features-include-a-hydraulic-tail-lift-heaters-and-wheelchair-storage-space-mr-trevor-hodkinson-headm-image466205398.html)
10. Strongman Archives - Geoff Capes. Strongman Archives