Geoff Capes 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. He is a winner of 17 national titles including being 7 times a winner of the AAA championship and three times UK champion, In 1983 he was voted Britain's best ever field athlete and his 1980 British shot-put record stood until 2003, when Carl Myerscough took the mantle. As a strongman, Capes became a household name in Britain and many parts of the world. He was particularly known for his incredible hand and
Bernard Capes epidemic. A memorial plaque commemorating his life is in Winchester Cathedral (where he worked in the years leading up to his death), affixed to the wall by the door which leads to the crypt. Capes' son Renalt Capes, and grandson Ian Bernard Graham Burns, are also published authors. The following stories are not included in the six short story collections:- Bernard Capes Bernard Edward Joseph Capes (30 August 1854 – 2 November 1918) was an English author. Capes was born in London, one of eleven children: his elder sister, Harriet Capes, was a noted translator and author of more than