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Jacob Phillips

SHOCKING: Geoff capes two time world s strongest man and iconic gb athlete dies aged 75 - You Need To See This

Geoff Capes pictured in 1978 - (Getty Images)

Geoff Capes, the British shot put record holder and two-time world's strongest man, has died at the age of 75.

Capes set the record for the longest shot put by a British man with a distance of 21.68m in 1980. It is yet to be beaten.

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