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

1st Place

Geoff Capes 🇬🇧

Total Points: 55.0

Events (8 total)

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

Results

Final standings with every athlete's result and points in each of the 8 events. Scroll sideways for later events.
Place	Athlete	Total	Back Lift	Bar Bend	Barrel Lift	Deadlift	Front Hold	Tram Pull	Tug of War	Wheelbarrow Carry
1	Geoff Capes 🇬🇧	55.0	7.0	8.0	8.0 120 kg	7.0	5.0 43.89 s	8.0 25.00 s	4.0	8.0 20.07 s
2	Hamish Davidson 🇬🇧	53.0	7.0	6.0	7.0 115 kg	8.0	8.0 52.44 s	7.0 27.50 s	3.0	7.0 22.23 s
3	Richard Slaney 🇬🇧	48.0	8.0 1032 kg	7.0	7.0 115 kg	6.0	7.0 51.44 s	5.0 29.21 s	2.0	6.0 22.25 s
4	John Sedge 🇬🇧	29.0	7.0	2.0	3.0	3.0	3.0 33.35 s	6.0 27.80 s	1.0	4.0
5	Garry Windebank 🇬🇧	28.0	7.0	3.0	2.0 70 kg	3.0	4.0 38.30 s	4.0	0.0	5.0 22.90 s
6	Marvin McLatchie 🇬🇧	27.0	7.0	4.0	4.0	5.0	2.0 32.49 s	3.0	0.0	2.0
6	Peter Tancred 🇬🇧	27.0	2.0	5.0	5.0 110 kg	5.0	6.0 49.46 s	1.0	0.0	3.0 49.26 s
8	Steve Zetolofsky 🇬🇧	4.0	0.0 (Withdrew)	0.0 (Withdrew)	0.0 (Withdrew)	0.0 (Withdrew)	0.0 (Withdrew)	2.0 34.25 s	0.0 (Withdrew)	2.0

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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