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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, the 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 with a distance of 21 ...

Dallas Long, the former world shot put world record-holder, has died at the age of 84. The American, who was six foot and four inches, set or equalled the world record on an incredible seven ...

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.

An Australian has set a new Guinness World Record for the highest basketball shot. Derek Herron successfully threw the ball into a hoop from a height of 593 feet, from the top of Mauvoisin Dam in ...

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 ...