Capps, who was born in Lincolnshire, won the gold medal in the shot put event at a championship Commonwealth In 1974 and 1978, he won a title The strongest man in the world In 1983 and 1985.
Capps set the British shot put record with a distance of 68.21 meters in 1980, which has not been broken yet. He also won two gold medals, three silvers and a bronze during the previous decade at the European Championships. For athletics Inside the covered halls.
The British Athletics Federation issued a statement saying: “The Federation is saddened to hear of the death of former British shot put athlete Geoff Capps.”
The federation’s statement, which was reported by the British news agency PA Media, added: “We extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends at this time.”
The former policeman won the bronze medal in the World’s Strongest Man Championship in 1987 in the Japanese capital Tokyo10 years after winning the bronze medal at the European Athletics Outdoor Championships.
The late athlete represented Britain in Olympic Games Summer Olympics in 1972, 1976 and 1980, and he achieved his best result when he came in fifth place in the last Olympic Games in which he participated. Moscow.