Kai Greene

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Kai Greene at the Australian Pro Grand Prix (2009)

Kai Leslie Greene (born July 12, 1975 in Brooklyn , New York City , United States ) is a professional bodybuilder .

Career

Greene appeared regularly as an amateur bodybuilder in national competitions from 1994. In 1996 he won the Pro Natural Worlds of the World Natural Bodybuilding Federation (WNBF). To achieve professional status, he joined the National Physique Committee (NPC) the following year.

His performance in competitions of the NPC was crowned with only moderate success. His goal was to win the Team Universe to achieve professional status at the Amateur World Championships of the International Federation of Bodybuilding & Fitness (IFBB). After two failed attempts, he managed to qualify for it in 1999. The competition took place in Bratislava , Slovakia . He only took 4th place and thus missed the desired professional title. After this defeat, he took a four-year break to continue working on his body.

In 2004 he returned to Team Universe , which had meanwhile become a direct qualification competition for the professional status of the IFBB. This time he was able to win it and thus qualify as a professional recognized by the IFBB for further competitions. Since then, his greatest successes have been the three victories at the Arnold Classic in 2009, 2010 and 2016, as well as second place at the Mr. Olympia in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

He gained international fame mainly because of his direct rivalry with Phil Heath . Greene is also popular because of its regular presence and fan proximity on social networks.

In 2015, he unexpectedly canceled his participation in the Mr. Olympia election . Half a year later, Greene returned with his third victory in the Arnold Classic 2016. In the following weeks he was able to repeat his success at the Arnolds Classic Australia and Arnold Classic Brazil .

He also played a small role in an episode of the Netflix series Stranger Things .

successes

  • 2008 New York Pro: 1st place
  • 2008 Arnold Classic : 3rd place
  • 2009 Australian Pro Grand Prix: 1st place
  • 2009 Arnold Classic: 1st place
  • 2009 Mr. Olympia : 4th place
  • 2010 Australian Pro Grand Prix: 1st place
  • 2010 Arnold Classic: 1st place
  • 2011 Mr. Olympia: 3rd place
  • 2011 Sheru Classic: 3rd place
  • 2012 Mr. Olympia: 2nd place
  • 2012 Sheru Classic: 2nd place
  • 2013 Mr. Olympia: 2nd place
  • 2013 Arnold Classic Europe: 2nd place
  • 2013 EVL'S PraguePro: 1st place
  • 2014 Mr. Olympia: 2nd place
  • 2016 Arnold Classic: 1st place
  • 2016 Arnold Classic Australia: 1st place
  • 2016 Arnold Classic Brazil: 1st place

Body measurements

With a height of 1.73 m, Greene has a competition weight of 125 kilograms (Mr. Olympia 2014), outside the competition form (off-season) up to 140 kilograms.

Web links

Commons : Kai Greene  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kai Greene Statement Mr. Olympia 2015
personal data
SURNAME Greene, Kai
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Greene, Kai L.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American bodybuilder
DATE OF BIRTH July 12, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Brooklyn , New York City , United States