Geoff Capes
Great Britain
Track & Field (Shot Put)
B: August 23, 1949
1974 & 1978 Commonwealth Games Champion
Capes competed in three Olympic games, 20th in qualifying at the 1972 Olympics, he finished sixth in 1976 and fifth in 1980. Capes was the Commonwealth Games champion in 1974 and 1980, the European Indoor Champion in 1974 and 1976. After his shot put career, Capes competed in strongman competitions, winning the Highland Games five times (1983-'87) and the World's Strongest Man in 1983 and '85 and the 1987 World Muscle Power Championship.
SUPERSTARS RECORD
EVENT |
PLACE | POINTS | MONEY | EVENT WINS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 UK Final | 2 |
45 |
N/A |
N/A |
| 1977 European Heat 3 | 3 |
39 |
N/A |
N/A |
| 1979 U.K. Superteams | 1 |
£500 |
||
| TOTALS | 84 |
£500 |
0 |
PERSONAL BESTS
| Cycling - 400 Meters | 44.4e |
1979 U.K. Superteams |
| Points Scored (8 of 10 events) |
45 |
1977 UK Final |