Gwen Jorgensen

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Gwen Jorgensen
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Jorgensen following her win at the 2013 ITU World Triathlon Series race in Stockholm.
Personal information
Full nameGwen Rosemary Jorgensen
NationalityAmerican
Born (1986-04-25) April 25, 1986 (age 38)
Waukesha, Wisconsin
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight130 lb (59 kg)
Sport
SportTriathlon (2010 - 2017)
Marathon (2017 - 2021)
Turned pro2010
Coached byBobby McGee
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) Track and Field
[1]

mile: 4:39.43 i
3000 m: 8:48.50
5000 m: 15:08.28
10000 m: 31:55.68
Half marathon: 1:10:58

Contents

Marathon: 2:36:13
Medal record
Women's Triathlon
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual
ITU Triathlon World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Elite
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Elite
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Elite

Gwen Rosemary Jorgensen (born April 25, 1986, in Waukesha, Wisconsin) is an American distance runner and professional triathlete. She is the 2014 and 2015 ITU World Triathlon Series Champion. She has been named USA Triathlon's 2013 and 2014 Olympic/ITU Female Athlete of the Year. [2] [3] She was a member of the 2012 Olympic Team and again represented the United States in triathlon at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where she won the USA's first ever triathlon gold medal with a time of 1 hour, 56 minutes, and 16 seconds. [4] [5]

Career

Jorgensen attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she swam and ran for the Badgers. She earned a master's degree in accounting, passed the CPA exam, and worked for Ernst & Young in Milwaukee as a tax accountant. [6] Soon after graduating and beginning her new job, USA Triathlon, who was pursuing former college swimmers and runners, encouraged Jorgensen to try the sport of triathlon. In 2010, she was selected as USA Triathlon's Rookie of the year following her silver medal at the World University Triathlon Championships in Spain.

At the 2011 World Championship Series in London, Jorgensen placed 2nd which earned her a spot on the 2012 US Olympic triathlon team. In the London Olympics she suffered a flat tire on the bike portion of the race and would finish in 38th place. [7]

In 2014, Jorgensen placed first in four consecutive World Triathlon Series races, something no other female had done in the history of the series. [8] Her winning streak extended through 2015, with a total of 13 consecutive series wins by the end of the year. [9] Her astonishing streak was finally ended in 2016 by Helen Jenkins in Gold Coast, Australia. By coincidence, Jenkins had been the last competitor to have beaten her before her streak, in Cape Town in 2014. [10] In 2015, she joined ECS Triathlon, an elite club, based in Sartrouville, France. [11]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Jorgensen won gold in triathlon. After winning the gold medal in Rio, Gwen entered the New York City Marathon and placed 14th with a time of 2:41:01. [12]

Jorgensen announced via Twitter on January 19, 2017, that she and her husband were expecting a child. She gave birth to a boy, Stanley, on August 16, 2017 - almost two weeks after his due date. [13]

In November 2017, Jorgensen announced that she was retiring from triathlon, and focusing on the marathon, with the goal of winning an Olympic gold in the discipline at Tokyo 2020. [14] However, after suffering injuries and undergoing heel surgery during her marathon build-up, Jorgensen announced on December 4, 2019, that she would focus on qualifying in track, in either the 5,000m or 10,000m. [15] [16] However, she failed to qualify; she finished 9th in the 5,000m and was unable to complete the 10,000m. [17] [18]

In October 2019, Jorgensen's mother and sister published Go, Gwen, Go: A Family’s Journey to Olympic Gold. In the book, they document Jorgensen's rise from a Milwaukee CPA to 2016 Olympic Champion and describe the family's experience raising an Olympian. [19]

Jorgensen returned to the ITU World Triathlon Series in 2023. She attempted to qualify for the US team for the 2024 Olympics triathlon. After finishing well back in two 2024 World Triathlon Championship Series races (15th in Yokohama and 33rd in Hamburg), she was not selected to the team, though she was invited to be an alternate. [20]

ITU competitions

Jorgensen's ITU race results are: [21]

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References

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  2. ↑ "USA Triathlon Announces Elite Triathletes of the Year for 2013". USA Triathlon. February 27, 2014. Archived from the original on April 18, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  3. ↑ "USA Triathlon Names 2014 Elite Triathletes Of The Year". XTri.com. March 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
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