Greg Kovacs


Gregory Mark Kovacs was a Canadian International [Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness|IFBB] professional bodybuilder. According to Canadian bodybuilding publication, Muscle Insider, Kovacs retired from competitive bodybuilding in 2005 to start his own business and coach competitive athletes.

Early life

Kovacs was born and raised in Niagara [Falls, Ontario], Canada. He studied electrical engineering for one year in college, played travelling hockey and soccer before concentrating on his bodybuilding pursuits.

Bodybuilding

In the latter half of the 1990s, Greg Kovacs was the largest pro bodybuilder. According to Muscle Insider, his height was, his off-season weight was and contest weight ; his arms measured, his chest, and his legs. He was reported to have developed arms more than in the prime of his career. Kovacs earned his IFBB Pro Card in 1996 and in June 1997, he appeared on the cover of Flex magazine.

Later life and death

In November 2010, Kovacs was arrested and charged with extortion after a supplement store owner entered an Erin Mills bank to tell staff he was being extorted, and that a group of men had demanded he withdraw a large sum of money. No conviction was reported. He died two years later in his Mississauga condominium from a heart attack.

Competition history