World defeated Strongman Geoff Capes almost £ 240,000 in his will and a final request to have the words 'local boy do well' on his tombstone.
Former Olympic athlete Capes who died in the hospital of 75 years in October in October, had an illustrious career as a sportsman and TV personality.
The Strongman who was 6.5 ins lang and weighed 26 stone in its Prime still has the official record for the longest shot puts of a British man with a distance of 21.68 million that was reached in 1980.
Former police officer Capes won gold twice in the shot put on the Commonwealth Games and the European Indoor Championships.
He participated in three Olympic Games and came closest to winning a medal with fifth place in the 1980 matches in Moscow.
Capes, who was born in Lincolnshire, was also a six -time champion at the World Highland Games, making him the most successful competitor in the history of the event
His victories in the prestigious world of the world of the world, making him a household name, came to Christchurch, Nieuw -Zeeland and 1985 in Cascais, Portugal in 1983.
But he was also known for his softer side with his love for Budgerigars and became known as one of the world's best breeders of the cage bullets.
World that Strongman Geoff Capes defeated (depicted in 1984) left almost £ 240,000 in his will and a final request to have the words 'local boy do well' on his tombstone
Former Olympic athlete Capes who died in the hospital of 75 years in October in October, had an illustrious career as a sportsman and TV personality. Here he is seen on the AAA National Championships on September 5, 1980
The Strongman, who was 5.5 ins lang and weighed 26 stone in its prime, still has the official record for the longest shot of a British man with a distance of 21.68 million that was reached in 1980. Displayed: Capes Training with Stromebalen on September 1, 1978 in Spalding
Probate records reveal that Capes of Stoke Rochford, Lincolnshire, £ 244,462 left, reduced to a net estate of £ 239,240.
His will left most of his legacy to his second wife Kashmiro Davi Capes-Bhatti who lived with him and survives him.
But his will also stated that he is cremated after a service in a crematorium and said: “I wish that the inscription” has done local boy well “will be placed on my tombstone.”
Capes stated in his will that his granddaughter should choose one item from his collection of medals and trophies, with the rest divided between two grandsons.
He also left a Lalique vase to his daughter Emma Boelemar and his grandfather clock to his son Lewis Capes, both of his marriage to his first wife
Capes served as a police officer in Cambridgeshire for ten years and earned £ 9.50 a week when he started.
But he was forced to resign before the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow after 'political pressure' to boycott the matches after the invasion of Russia in Afghanistan.
Capes had to leave the armed forces after Margaret Thatcher forbade all members of the services, including the army and the police, to compete in protest against the Russian invasion.
In an interview before his death, he said: 'I lost my career, lost my retirement, lost my income. They had total control over you. '
Former police officer Capes won gold twice in the shot put on the Commonwealth Games and the European Indoor Championships. Shown: Geoff Capes throws during the Shot Putt competition at the British International Games on August 10, 1974
Capes was forced to resign before the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow after 'political pressure' to boycott the matches after the Russia invasion of Afghanistan
At its peak of training he ate a daily diet of six pounds of red meat, a dozen eggs, two loaves, two cans of pilchards, a pound of butter and six pints of milk. But he could still walk incredibly 100 m in 11.2 seconds
He stuck that there was 'no fat on me' despite his extraordinary intake, because he burned up to 13,000 calories per day and lifted a total of 120 tonnes per week in a brutal training regime.
Capes started coaching after his retirement and helped many aspiring athletes, and appeared in two reality -TV shows.
He also served a year as president of the Budgerigar Society in 2008.
The British athletics said that it was 'sad' by the news of his death and offered condolences to his family and friends.
Probate records reveal that Capes of Stoke Rochford, Lincolnshire, £ 244,462 left, reduced to a net estate of £ 239,240. Shown: capes in 1974
Tessa Sanderson, the Olympic Javelin champion in 1984, said Capes was a 'great person and a giant of an athlete'.
Reigning British shot put champion Scott Lincoln described him as the man who placed the sport 'on the map in the UK'.
He added to Instagram: 'An icon, hero, legend, role model, friend and all -round good guy. Will be very much missed by not only me, but so much around the athletics community. '
World Athletics President Lord Coe said: “The death of Geoff is a sad moment for so many of us in both British and global athletics.
“He was a huge figure in British athletics and brought the crowd back to our sport. Bright independent, competitive, but always protective for the teams he made with distinction. '
