Geoffrey Capes, two-time world’s strongest man and British shot putter, has died aged 75.
Capes was a two-time Commonwealth Games champion in the shot put and claimed two European indoor titles.
He was also crowned the strongest man in the world in 1983 and 1985.
A family statement said: ‘The family of Geoffrey Capes would like to announce his sad passing today, October 23.
‘Britain’s best shot putter and twice the strongest man in the world.’
Two-time Commonwealth Games shot put champion Geoffrey Capes has died aged 75
Capes was also crowned the strongest man in the world twice in 1983 and 1985
During his athletics career, Capes was crowned British shot put champion three times.
He claimed gold at the 1984 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, achieving a record throw of 20.74 metres.
Capes defended the title four years later in Edmonton, Canada.
Further success was achieved at continental level, winning gold at the European Indoor Championships in Gothenburg and Munich in 1984 and 1986 respectively.
He also won bronze at the 1984 European Championships in Rome.
Capes represented Great Britain at three Olympic Games, finishing sixth at Montreal 1976 and fifth at Moscow 1980.
He achieved his personal best throw of 21.68 meters in 1980, which was a British record until 2003.
Capes became a professional strongman after the Moscow Olympics and enjoyed success at the Highland Games.