He is widely considered to be one of the all-time greatest competitors in strength competitions. Biography. 1980 was the year that saw Geoff put the best distance of his career and increased the British record to 21.68 m (71 ft. 3.5 in.) As an athlete he represented both England and Great Britain in field athletics, specialising in the shot put an event in which he was twice Commonwealth champion, twice European champion, and three time Olympian. Hyper Scape, le Battle Royale d'Ubisoft, compte accueillir une nouvelle mise à jour majeure dans les jours à venir. Following retirement from competitive sport he continued to be involved in strength athletics as a referee, event promoter and coach. Geoff's dominance at the Highland Games began in 1981, where he would take first place and continue to win until 1987. A persistent story about Capes is that in 1979, he stood in for friend and fellow strongman David Prowse to play the part of Darth Vader in several scenes during filming of The Empire Strikes Back while Prowse recovered from an elbow injury. He is regarded as one of the greatest strongmen of all time, and is credited with developing Iceland's national identity. in Cwmbran on 18 May 1980 [8] being a new Commonwealth and British record. But it was the duel between Sigmarsson and Geoff Capes that heralded the beginning of a great rivalry. In 1981 he returned and improved to second place, again behind Kazmaier, and in 1982 he came fourth. Geoff Capes was born in 1949 in Holbeach, Lincolnshire, the seventh of nine children. He became a member of Holbeach Athletic Club where he was coached by Stuart Storey. Hjalti coached the great Jón Páll Sigmarsson and competed alongside Magnús Ver Magnússon in a team strength competition called Pure Strength in 1989 & 1990. Geoff Capes took part in 67 international events during his career Now 63, Geof, who's divorced, lives with his partner, Kash, in Lincolnshire. Biography. In the next two games in 1974 and 1978 he took the gold medal. In the more modern phenomenon that is the World's Strongest Man and its associated competitions, the United Kingdom and Ireland remain well represented with Eddie Hall,Terry Hollands,and former competitor Glenn Ross and John Ryan Cappalahan respectively with regular appearances at world finals, and with three men having won the title of World's Strongest Man, as well as Shane Davis Cappalahan appearing in eight final events. Geoff currently lives at Stoke Rochford, near Grantham, and has a daughter Emma who was English Schools’ shot put champion and Youth Olympics bronze medallist. He had already begun to make a name as a strongman having won the inaugural Britain's Strongest Man in 1979. He came second in his qualifying group but went on to come sixth overall in the final, the winner being Udo Beyer of East Germany. The ancient heritage of the sport in the United Kingdom and Ireland lies in a number of traditional events, the most famous of which is arguably the traditional Highland Games, which itself is a source of many events now practiced in modern strongman competitions, such as World's Strongest Man and International Federation of Strength Athletes (IFSA) sponsored events. As a strongman, he twice won the title of World's Strongest Man, [1] was World Muscle Power champion on two occasions, [1] and also had numerous other titles including Europe's Strongest Man and Britain's Strongest Man. Capes stood 197 cm (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in) and weighed 170 kilograms (370 lb) at his peak condition. Geoff Capes competed at many gatherings in Scotland and across the world and became a hugely popular and respected figure. Sa dernière victoire est le lancer du poids hommes aux Championnats d'Europe en Salle 1974. Il est licencié du club : Enfield Harriers. He went into the Olympics as the athlete with the best distance of the year so far and was once again a favourite for the title. La dernière modification de cette page a été faite le 5 janvier 2020 à 22:02.

The competition is produced by TWI and serves as a qualifying event for the World's Strongest Man ("WSM") competition, also a TWI production. Prior to his athletic retirement he had been awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977, for services to the community. Although he did not make it past the qualifying round, he improved on this considerably four years later. Aside from the World's Strongest Man, Capes also won Europe's Strongest Man on three occasions, in London (1980), Amsterdam (1982) and Marken (1984). He was a gifted sportsman, and represented Lincolnshire at basketball, football and cross-country. Sa dernière victoire est le lancer du poids hommes aux Championnats d'Europe en Salle 1974. Geoff Capes is the most capped British male athlete of all time, receiving 67 International caps, and returning 35 wins, not including a further 35 caps for England.

There was no World's Strongest Man that year, but an event was held designed specifically to pit the three most successful strongmen against one another.

Capes was born in 1949 in Holbeach, Lincolnshire, the seventh of nine children. Dans la Wootbox du mois de Septembre, retrouvez des ligues de héros inséparables! He grew up in the town and went to the local secondary school, George Farmer. [9] 1980 was the year that saw Capes put the best distance of his career and increased the British record to 21.68 m (71 ft. 3.5 in.) Adrian Smith later took fifth spot at the World's Strongest Man under the combined coaching of Capes and Bill Pittuck. This repository is populated with tens of thousands of assets and should be your first stop for asset selection. Geoff Capes Strongman est un jeu de sport sorti sur Amstrad CPC. Strength athletics in Iceland refers to the participation of Icelandic competitors and the holding of Icelandic events in the modern phenomenon of strength athletics inaugurated by the World's Strongest Man. Competitors qualify based on placing in the top three at the four to eight Giants Live events each year. William Kazmaier is an American former world champion powerlifter, world champion strongman and professional wrestler. [3]. Called the Pure Strength, the Ultimate Challenge, it featured Bill Kazmaier, Jón Páll Sigmarsson and Geoff Capes. In that time it attained the position of one of the most prestigious strongman contest in the world, after the World's Strongest Man and the World Muscle Power Classic. He became a member of Holbeach Athletic Club where he was coached by Stuart Storey. In the next two games in 1974 and 1978 he took the gold medal. Another story, told on YouTube by former wrestler Mark Rocco, is that Big Daddy picked him up and threw him to the ground after Capes challenged him to 'wrestle' on a training ground. Capes stood 197 cm (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in) and weighed 170 kilograms (370 lb) at his peak condition. © Copyright Info Média Conseil 2007-2020 - Tous droits réservés, Championnat D1 Féminin - Ligue Butagaz Énergie, Championnats d'Europe en Salle - Lancer du poids Hommes, Championnats d'Europe - Lancer du poids Hommes, © Info Média Conseil : 419 Rue Lemelin, St-François QC G0A3S0, Canada. Magnús Ver Magnússon is an Icelandic former powerlifter and strongman competitor. Join Facebook to connect with Geoff Capes and others you may know. [12] The event was held at Huntly Castle and Capes entered despite having been in hospital the previous weekend with strained trapeziums. Following retirement from competitive sport he continued to be involved in strength athletics as a referee, event promoter and coach. in Cwmbran on 18 May 1980 being a new Commonwealth and British record. The 1983 contest was the first held outside the United States and in Christchurch, New Zealand, where Geoff Capes held off the challenge of a world class field including the young Jón Páll Sigmarsson and to take the first of two World’s Strongest Man titles. Geoff Capes was born on August 21, 1949 in Holbeach, Lincolnshire, England. Geoff Capes would go on to be a coach for many young athletes including World’s Strongest Man competitor Adrian Smith. In addition he was a decent sprinter, running 23.7 s for the 200 m. Growing up on the Lincolnshire fens he had an early fascination with the natural world and cared for injured birds and animals from when he was a young boy. Geoff Capes was born in England on August 23, 1949.British shot putter who is a two-time World’s Strongest Man winner and two-time World Muscle Power champion. Some of the disciplines are similar to those in powerlifting and some powerlifters have also successfully competed in strongman competitions.

[5] At the height of his fame in 1985, the game Geoff Capes Strongman was released on the Amstrad CPC, the ZX Spectrum and the Commodore 64, featuring a truck pulling and tug-of-war, allowing control of each muscle group. In 1980 the Olympics dominated the year and Geoff Capes did not compete in Britain’s Strongest Man, but he did compete later in the Europe’s Strongest Man competition and won that. As a strongman, he twice won the title of World’s Strongest Man, also had numerous other titles including Europe’s Strongest Man and Britain’s Strongest Man. Hjalti Árnason, nicknamed Hjalti Úrsus, is an Icelandic former strongman competitor and world champion powerlifter. The Christchurch hosted tournament also had the Canadian world powerlifting champion, Tom Magee, and the European powerlifting champion, Siem Wulfse, competing.

He came second in his qualifying group but went on to come sixth overall in the final, the winner being Udo Beyer of East Germany.