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1981 Britain's Strongest Man

The 1981 Britain's Strongest Man was held. 8 athletes competed across 8 events were contested.

Date: Date unknown
Location: Location unknown
Type: Britain's Strongest Man
Division: Men
Geoff Capes
1st Place

Geoff Capes 🇬🇧

Total Points: 55.0

Events (8 total)

  1. 1. Tram Pull
  2. 2. Wheelbarrow Carry
  3. 3. Deadlift
  4. 4. Front Hold
  5. 5. Bar Bend
  6. 6. Back Lift
  7. 7. Barrel Lift
  8. 8. Tug of War

Results

Place Athlete Country Points
1 Geoff Capes 🇬🇧 GBR 55.0
2 Hamish Davidson 🇬🇧 GBR 53.0
3 Richard Slaney 🇬🇧 GBR 48.0
4 John Sedge 🇬🇧 GBR 29.0
5 Garry Windebank 🇬🇧 GBR 28.0
6 Marvin McLatchie 🇬🇧 GBR 27.0
6 Peter Tancred 🇬🇧 GBR 27.0
8 Steve Zetolofsky 🇬🇧 GBR 4.0

Event-by-Event Results

Back Lift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Richard Slaney 1032 kg 8.0
2 Geoff Capes - 7.0
2 Hamish Davidson - 7.0
2 John Sedge - 7.0
2 Garry Windebank - 7.0
2 Marvin McLatchie - 7.0
7 Peter Tancred - 2.0
- Steve Zetolofsky (Withdrew) 0.0

Bar Bend

# Athlete Result Points
1 Geoff Capes - 8.0
2 Richard Slaney - 7.0
3 Hamish Davidson - 6.0
4 Peter Tancred - 5.0
5 Marvin McLatchie - 4.0
6 Garry Windebank - 3.0
7 John Sedge - 2.0
- Steve Zetolofsky (Withdrew) 0.0

Barrel Lift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Geoff Capes 120 kg 8.0
2 Hamish Davidson 115 kg 7.0
2 Richard Slaney 115 kg 7.0
4 Peter Tancred 110 kg 5.0
5 Marvin McLatchie - 4.0
6 John Sedge - 3.0
7 Garry Windebank 70 kg 2.0
- Steve Zetolofsky (Withdrew) 0.0

Deadlift

# Athlete Result Points
1 Hamish Davidson - 8.0
2 Geoff Capes - 7.0
3 Richard Slaney - 6.0
4 Marvin McLatchie - 5.0
4 Peter Tancred - 5.0
6 John Sedge - 3.0
6 Garry Windebank - 3.0
- Steve Zetolofsky (Withdrew) 0.0

Front Hold

# Athlete Result Points
1 Hamish Davidson 52.44 s 8.0
2 Richard Slaney 51.44 s 7.0
3 Peter Tancred 49.46 s 6.0
4 Geoff Capes 43.89 s 5.0
5 Garry Windebank 38.30 s 4.0
6 John Sedge 33.35 s 3.0
7 Marvin McLatchie 32.49 s 2.0
- Steve Zetolofsky (Withdrew) 0.0

Tram Pull

# Athlete Result Points
1 Geoff Capes 25.00 s 8.0
2 Hamish Davidson 27.50 s 7.0
3 John Sedge 27.80 s 6.0
4 Richard Slaney 29.21 s 5.0
5 Garry Windebank - 4.0
6 Marvin McLatchie - 3.0
7 Steve Zetolofsky 34.25 s 2.0
8 Peter Tancred - 1.0

Tug of War

# Athlete Result Points
1 Geoff Capes - 4.0
2 Hamish Davidson - 3.0
3 Richard Slaney - 2.0
4 John Sedge - 1.0
- Garry Windebank - 0.0
- Marvin McLatchie - 0.0
- Peter Tancred - 0.0
- Steve Zetolofsky (Withdrew) 0.0

Wheelbarrow Carry

# Athlete Result Points
1 Geoff Capes 20.07 s 8.0
2 Hamish Davidson 22.23 s 7.0
3 Richard Slaney 22.25 s 6.0
4 Garry Windebank 22.90 s 5.0
5 John Sedge - 4.0
6 Peter Tancred 49.26 s 3.0
7 Marvin McLatchie - 2.0
7 Steve Zetolofsky - 2.0
Last updated: February 22, 2026

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