, twice the world's strongest man and famous British shot putter, died at the age of 75. The 1.97 m.
and 170 kg athlete became one of the most popular sportsmen in Great Britain for several decades. He was European, British and Commonwealth champion, his national shot put record (21.68 m.
) has stood since 1980 and hecompeted in three Olympic Games. Geoff Capes' tough childhood: he carried 20 tons of potatoes in 20 minutes , who left school at the age of 14, proved his strength as a teenager by working as a charcoal burner and farmer, loading 20 tons of potatoes in 20 minutes. "My family was not just working class, but on the lowest rung of that very long ladder that is the English class system," himself recounted of his childhood.
The athlete discovered him for athletics, and from then on his life changed. Geoff Capes' crazy daily diet: 2.7 kilos of red meat, 12 eggs, sardines, cottage cheese, beans.
.. his prodigious physique became very popular in the UK: 2.
7 kilos of red meat, a dozen eggs, a large tin of baked beans, two tins of sardines, 600 grams of cottage cheese, a packet of cereal, two large loaves of bread, 400 grams of butter, a liter of orange juice and seven liters of milk. How and when did Geoff Capes become the World's Strongest Man? "I was at a disadvantage in the World's Strongest Man competition . I can tell you that.
But I beat them in natural strength, speed, agility and coordination. It made me some money and took me to a lot of places," he recalled in 'Th.