He achieved global fame as an athlete and twice crowned world’s strongest man, but today neighbours in his Lincolnshire village paid tribute to the Geoff Capes they knew – ‘a fantastic character with a huge heart’.
The ex-Olympian shot-putter passed away in the picture postcard village of Stoke Rochford near Grantham, aged 75.
Shocked neighbours had known he suffered from poor health and told how in recent months, a team of carers visited his charming £600,000 house, near the parish Church of St Andrew and St Mary.
‘We all knew Geoff had been unwell for some time and we hadn’t seen him around,’ said one villager.
‘He spent his days at home and had rarely ventured out in the past year.’
The ex-Olympian shot-putter (centre) passed away in the picture postcard village of Stoke Rochford near Grantham, aged 75
Geoff was well known in the local area and in 2019 was the guest of honour at a local gym, the Rhinos in Stamford, where he was photographed on a mobility scooter…
