the British shot put record holder and two-time world's strongest man, has died aged 75. Capes set the record for the longest shot put by a British man with a distance of 21.68m in 1980.

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Geoff Capes, British shot put record holder and two-time world's strongest man, has died aged 75. Capes set the record for ...

Geoff Capes British shot put record holder and two-time world's strongest man has died aged 75. Capes set the record for the furthest shot put throw by a British man in 1980 with a distance of 21 ...

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Long set the shot put world record 11 times from 1959 to 1965 and was ranked No. 1 in the world three times. His best effort was 67-10.25. He was a member of USC's 1961 NCAA championship team.