Manchester, UK, 7th September, 2013. Geoffrey Lewis Capes, Geoff Capes at the Manchester Pet Show, Manchester, United Kingdom. EventCity held the North West's first ever pet show, The inaugural two-day event included Feather & Scales, pet displays, animal educational, retail outlets and an impressive theatre with an action-packed schedule featuring stars of TV’s Animal Planet.
Geoffrey Lewis Capes (born 23 August 1949) is a former athlete, strongman and professional Highland Games competitor. 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. As a strongman, he twice won the title of World's Strongest Man, 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 As a Highland Games competitor he was six times world champion, first winning the title in Lagos in 1981[3] and held world records in numerous events. Following retirement from competitive sport he continued to be involved in strength athletics as a referee, event promoter and coach. He also ran a sportswear retail shop and became renowned as a world-class breeder of birds. Capes stood 6 feet inches ( cm) and weighed 23 stone (320 lb; 150 kg) at his peak condition.
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