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“He
was the heart of our sport. Talented, generous,
spirited, personable, the diminutive Aussie was able to
leap from sprint races to Ironman in a single bound,
unfailingly positive. He was a multi-sport Mighty Mouse
ready to save the day. So when he sat in front of a
microphone in San Diego on January 11 (2000) to tell us,
in a voice at time quavering with emotion, how close to
death he had been with a heart gone haywire, it sent off
powerful shock waves throughout sports.
The news of his retirement at the age of
35 stunned fans as much as Lance Armstrong’s battle with
cancer. Until he was diagnosed with ventricular
tachycardia, Greg Welch only seemed like he was living
at 300 beats per minute.” Tim Carlson, Inside
Triathlon |
GREG
INDUCTED INTO THE TRIATHLETE HALL OF FAME:
