Career
He is acknowledged as one of the greatest triathletes due to his remarkable dominance in winning the "The Grand Slam" which includes the International Telecommunication Union Triathlon World Championships (1990), The Ironman World Championship (1994), the International Telecommunication Union Duathlon World Championships (1993) and the Long Course Triathlon World Championship (1994). Greg was an ambassador to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) in 2000. Due to his being diagnosed with Ventricular tachycardia, he has undergone nine open-heart surgeries from 2001 until 2003 and has retired from sports.
He maintains contact with triathlon through his work as an advisor, coach and commentator with the World Triathlon Corporation.