Greg Welch, born in 1964 in Campsie, Sydney, is an Australian triathlete known for winning the Grand Slam of the sport: the ITU Triathlon World Championships in 1990, the Ironman World Championship in 1994, the ITU Duathlon World Championships in 1993 and the World Triathlon Long Distance Championships in 1996. He was an ambassador to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in 2000. After being diagnosed with ventricular tachycardia he underwent nine open-heart surgeries from 2001 until 2003 and retired from sport, though he stays in touch with triathlon as an advisor, coach and commentator with the World Triathlon Corporation. He is married to the Ironman triathlete Sian Welch.
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the ITU Triathlon World Championships (1990), The Ironman World Championship (1994), the ITU Duathlon World Championships (1993) and the World Triathlon Long Distance Championships (1996)
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the ITU Triathlon World Championships (1990), The Ironman World Championship (1994), the ITU Duathlon World Championships (1993) and the World Triathlon Long Distance Championships (1996)
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