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Gwen Jorgensen

{{Short description|American triathlete}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2016}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Gwen Jorgensen

| fullname = Gwen Rosemary Jorgensen

| image = Gwen Jorgensen winner in Stockholm 2013 -4.jpg

| image_name =

| caption = Jorgensen following her win at the 2013 ITU World Triathlon Series race in Stockholm.

| nickname =

| nationality = American

| residence = Portland, Oregon

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|4|25|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Waukesha, Wisconsin

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = 5 ft 9 in

| weight = 130 lb

| website =

| turnedpro = 2010

| coach = Bobby McGee

| sport = Triathlon (2010 - 2017)
Marathon (2017 - 2021)

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Women's Triathlon }}

{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalGold | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Individual }}

{{MedalCompetition | ITU Triathlon World Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 2015 | Elite }}

{{MedalGold | 2014 | Elite }}

{{MedalSilver | 2016 | Elite }}

|-

{{MedalSport | Women's Athletics }}

{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}

| pb = Track and Field
[https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/united-states/gwen-jorgensen-245384 Gwen Jorgensen] IAAF

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

Marathon: 2:36:13

}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.usatriathlon.org/news/articles/2014/2/022714-elite-aoy.aspx |title=USA Triathlon Announces Elite Triathletes of the Year for 2013 |date=February 27, 2014 |access-date=April 17, 2014 |publisher=USA Triathlon |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418233848/http://www.usatriathlon.org/news/articles/2014/2/022714-elite-aoy.aspx |archive-date=April 18, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}{{cite web |url=http://www.xtri.com/features/detail/284-itemId.511717541.html |title=USA Triathlon Names 2014 Elite Triathletes Of The Year |date=March 2015 |access-date=March 4, 2015 |publisher=XTri.com}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.teamusa.org/News/2015/August/02/Gwen-Jorgensen-And-Sarah-True-Punch-Tickets-To-2016-Rio-Olympics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150804191457/http://www.teamusa.org/News/2015/August/02/Gwen-Jorgensen-And-Sarah-True-Punch-Tickets-To-2016-Rio-Olympics |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 4, 2015 |title=Gwen Jorgensen And Sarah True Punch Tickets To 2016 Rio Olympics |last=Penny |first=Brandon |date=August 2, 2015 |publisher=United States Olympic Committee |access-date=August 5, 2015}}{{cite web |url=https://autopica.com/olympic-rio-2016/triathlon |title=Triathlon 🚵 👩 Tournaments |date=August 20, 2016 |publisher=Autopica |access-date=August 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160822194423/https://autopica.com/olympic-rio-2016/triathlon |archive-date=August 22, 2016 |url-status=dead }}

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.{{cite web |url=http://triathlon.competitor.com/2013/12/photos/photos-gwen-jorgensens-off-season_90522 |title=Photos: At Home With Gwen Jorgensen |date=December 4, 2013 |access-date=July 23, 2014 |publisher=Triathlete.com |archive-date=July 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728014111/http://triathlon.competitor.com/2013/12/photos/photos-gwen-jorgensens-off-season_90522 |url-status=dead }} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/gwen-jorgensen-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418000933/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/gwen-jorgensen-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 18, 2020 |title=Gwen Jorgensen |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=July 22, 2014}}

In 2014, Jorgensen placed first in four consecutive World Triathlon Series races, something no other female had done in the history of the series.{{cite web |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/gwen-jorgensen-from-accountant-to-no-1-triathlete-1406071915?mod=WSJ_article_EditorsPicks |last=Helliker |first=Kevin |date=July 22, 2014 |access-date=July 23, 2014 |title=Gwen Jorgensen: From Accountant to No. 1 Triathlete |publisher=The Wall Street Journal}} Her winning streak extended through 2015, with a total of 13 consecutive series wins by the end of the year.{{cite web |url=http://www.slowtwitch.com/News/Gwensanity_reigns_undefeated__5358.html |title=Gwensanity reigns undefeated |last=Carlson |first=Timothy |date=September 18, 2015 |publisher=Slowtwitch.com |access-date=September 29, 2015}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://wts.triathlon.org/results/result/2016_itu_world_triathlon_gold_coast/280766 |title=Results: Elite Women – 2016 ITU World Triathlon Gold Coast – ITU World Triathlon Series |first=International Triathlon |last=Union |access-date=August 20, 2016}} In 2015, she joined ECS Triathlon, an elite club, based in Sartrouville, France.{{cite web |url=http://www.letelegramme.fr/triathlon/jorgensen-marche-sur-l-eau-06-09-2015-10763666.php |title=Jorgensen marche sur l'eau |date=September 6, 2015 |access-date=September 14, 2016 |publisher=Le Telegramme}}

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.{{Cite news|url=http://running.competitor.com/2016/11/news/olympic-triathlon-champ-gwen-jorgensen-14th-nyc-marathon_158462|title=Olympic Triathlon Champ Gwen Jorgensen 14th at NYC Marathon|date=2016-11-06|work=Competitor.com|access-date=2017-07-05|language=en-US}}

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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.gwenjorgensen.com/blog/stanleys-birth|title=Stanley's Birth|work=Gwen Jorgensen|access-date=2017-12-25|language=en-US}}

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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.runnersworld.com/elite-runners/gwen-jorgensen-training-for-marathons|title=America's Next Great Marathoner? Triathlon Champ Gwen Jorgensen Going for Gold|date=2017-11-07|work=Runner's World|access-date=2017-12-25|language=en}} 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.{{cite web| url=https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a27547137/gwen-jorgensen-heel-surgery/|title=Pro Marathoner Gwen Jorgensen Undergoes Heel Surgery|last=Middlebrook|first=Hailey|date=May 21, 2019|access-date=December 5, 2019|publisher=runner's World}}{{cite web|url=https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2019/12/04/gwen-jorgensen-marathon-track-trials/|last=Zaccardi|first=Nick|title=Gwen Jorgensen, Olympic triathlon champion, to focus on track trials|date=December 4, 2019|access-date=December 5, 2019|publisher=NBC Sports}} However, she failed to qualify; she finished 9th in the 5,000m and was unable to complete the 10,000m.{{cite web| url=https://triathlonmagazine.ca/personalities/rio-gold-medalist-gwen-jorgensen-9th-at-us-olympic-track-trials/|title=Rio gold medalist Gwen Jorgensen 9th at US Olympic Track Trials|last=Mackinnon|first=Kevin|date=June 22, 2021|access-date=July 18, 2024|publisher=Triathlon Magazine}}{{cite web| url=https://trackandfieldnews.com/article/olympic-trials-womens-10000-emily-sissons-strategy-plays-out/|title=Olympic Trials Women's 10,000 — Emily Sisson's Strategy Plays Out|last=Hartnett|first=Sean|date=August 2021|access-date=July 18, 2024|publisher=Track and Field News}}

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.{{cite book|last1=Jorgensen|first1=Elizabeth|last2=Jorgensen|first2=Nancy|title=Go, Gwen, Go: A Family's Journey to Olympic Gold|publisher=BoD – Books on Demand|date=2019|isbn=9781782551911}}

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.{{cite web| url=https://www.tri247.com/triathlon-news/elite/gwen-jorgensen-paris-2024-olymoic-games-triathlon-omission-reaction-selection-process/|title=Olympic Games Triathlon: Gwen Jorgensen breaks down what went wrong after missing out on USA team for Paris 2024|last=Land|first=Tomos|date=June 19, 2021|access-date=July 18, 2024|publisher=TRI247}}

ITU competitions

Jorgensen's ITU race results are:{{cite web |url=http://www.triathlon.org/athletes/results/40887/gwen_jorgensen |title=Gwen Jorgensen Results |access-date=August 24, 2016 |publisher=International Triathlon Union}}

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! Results list

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style="width: 6em;" | Date

! style="width:250px"| Competition

! style="width:100px"| Place

! Rank

style="text-align:right" | 2010-05-28World University Triathlon ChampionshipsValencia

| style="text-align:right"| 2

style="text-align:right" | 2010-06-26Pan American CupCoteau-du-Lac

| style="text-align:right"| 5

style="text-align:right" | 2010-07-10Pan American CupSan Francisco

| style="text-align:right"| 3

style="text-align:right" | 2010-08-20Premium Pan American CupKelowna

| style="text-align:right"| 5

style="text-align:right" | 2010-09-03Duathlon World ChampionshipsEdinburgh

| style="text-align:right"| 13

style="text-align:right" | 2010-09-25Premium Pan American CupTuscaloosa

| style="text-align:right"| 8

style="text-align:right" | 2010-10-10World CupHuatulco

| style="text-align:right"| 5

style="text-align:right" | 2010-10-17Pan American ChampionshipsPuerto Vallarta

| style="text-align:right"| 2

style="text-align:right" | 2011-03-05Sprint Pan American CupClermont

| style="text-align:right"| 3

style="text-align:right" | 2011-03-26World CupMooloolaba

| style="text-align:right"| 16

style="text-align:right" | 2011-04-09Pan American CupMazatlan

| style="text-align:right"| 5

style="text-align:right" | 2011-05-08World CupMonterrey

| style="text-align:right"| 5

style="text-align:right" | 2011-06-04World Championship SeriesMadrid

| style="text-align:right"| DNF

style="text-align:right" | 2011-07-16World Championship SeriesHamburg

| style="text-align:right"| 27

style="text-align:right" | 2011-08-06World Championship SeriesLondon

| style="text-align:right"| 2

style="text-align:right" | 2011-08-14World CupTiszaújváros

| style="text-align:right"| 1

style="text-align:right" | 2011-08-20Sprint World ChampionshipsLausanne

| style="text-align:right"| 6

style="text-align:right" | 2011-09-24Pan American CupBuffalo

| style="text-align:right"| 3

style="text-align:right" | 2011-10-09Pan American CupMyrtle Beach

| style="text-align:right"| 1

style="text-align:right" | 2011-10-23Pan American GamesGuadalajara

| style="text-align:right"| 4

style="text-align:right" | 2012-03-03Pan American CupClermont

| style="text-align:right"| 6

style="text-align:right" | 2012-03-24World CupMooloolaba

| style="text-align:right"| 8

style="text-align:right" | 2012-04-14World Triathlon SeriesSydney

| style="text-align:right"| 4

style="text-align:right" | 2012-05-10World Triathlon SeriesSan Diego

| style="text-align:right"| 51

style="text-align:right" | 2012-06-17World CupBanyoles

| style="text-align:right"| 1

style="text-align:right" | 2012-06-23World Triathlon SeriesKitzbühel

| style="text-align:right"| 11

style="text-align:right" | 2012-08-04Olympic GamesLondon

| style="text-align:right"| 38

style="text-align:right" | 2012-09-29World Triathlon SeriesYokohama

| style="text-align:right"| 8

style="text-align:right" | 2012-10-20WTS Grand FinalAuckland

| style="text-align:right"| 2

style="text-align:right" | 2013-02-23Oceania ChampionshipsDevonport

| style="text-align:right"| 2

style="text-align:right" | 2013-03-20USA National ChampionshipsSan Diego

| style="text-align:right"| 1

style="text-align:right" | 2013-04-06World Triathlon SeriesAuckland

| style="text-align:right"| DNF

style="text-align:right" | 2013-05-19World Triathlon SeriesSan Diego

| style="text-align:right"| 1

style="text-align:right" | 2013-05-11World Triathlon SeriesYokohama

| style="text-align:right"| 1

style="text-align:right" | 2013-06-01World Triathlon SeriesMadrid

| style="text-align:right"| 4

style="text-align:right" | 2013-07-06World Triathlon SeriesKitzbühel

| style="text-align:right"| 18

style="text-align:right" | 2013-07-20World Triathlon SeriesHamburg

| style="text-align:right"| 6

style="text-align:right" | 2013-07-21Mixed Relay World ChampionshipsHamburg

| style="text-align:right"| 3

style="text-align:right" | 2013-08-24World Triathlon SeriesStockholm

| style="text-align:right"| 1

style="text-align:right" | 2013-09-11WTS Grand FinalLondon

| style="text-align:right"| DNF

style="text-align:right" | 2014-03-15World CupMooloolaba

| style="text-align:right"| 1

style="text-align:right" | 2014-04-06World Triathlon SeriesAuckland

| style="text-align:right"| 12

style="text-align:right" | 2014-04-26World Triathlon SeriesCape Town

| style="text-align:right"| 3

style="text-align:right" | 2014-05-17World Triathlon SeriesYokohama

| style="text-align:right"| 1

style="text-align:right" | 2014-05-31World Triathlon SeriesLondon

| style="text-align:right"| 1

style="text-align:right" | 2014-06-28World Triathlon SeriesChicago

| style="text-align:right"| 1

style="text-align:right" | 2014-07-12World Triathlon SeriesHamburg

| style="text-align:right"| 1

style="text-align:right" | 2014-08-30World Triathlon SeriesEdmonton

| style="text-align:right"| 1

style="text-align:right"| 2015-03-06World Triathlon SeriesAbu Dhabi

| style="text-align:right"| 1

style="text-align:right"| 2015-03-28World Triathlon SeriesAuckland

| style="text-align:right"| 1

style="text-align:right"| 2015-04-11World Triathlon SeriesGold Coast

| style="text-align:right"| 1

style="text-align:right"| 2015-05-16World Triathlon SeriesYokohama

| style="text-align:right"| 1

style="text-align:right"| 2015-05-60World Triathlon SeriesLondon

| style="text-align:right"| 1

style="text-align:right"| 2015-07-18World Triathlon SeriesHamburg

| style="text-align:right"| 1

style="text-align:right"| 2015-08-02ITU World Olympic Qualification EventRio de Janeiro

| style="text-align:right"| 1

style="text-align:right"| 2015-09-18World Triathlon SeriesChicago

| style="text-align:right"| 1

style="text-align:right"| 2016-04-02World CupNew Plymouth

| style="text-align:right"| 1

style="text-align:right"| 2016-04-09World Triathlon SeriesGold Coast

| style="text-align:right"| 2

style="text-align:right"| 2016-05-14World Triathlon SeriesYokohama

| style="text-align:right"| 1

style="text-align:right"| 2016-06-11World Triathlon SeriesLeeds

| style="text-align:right"| 1

style="text-align:right"| 2016-07-16World Triathlon SeriesHamburg

| style="text-align:right"| 3

style="text-align:right"| 2016-07-16Mixed Relay World ChampionshipsHamburg

| style="text-align:right"| 1

style="text-align:right"| 2016-08-20Olympic GamesRio

| style="text-align:right"| 1

DNF = Did not finish

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References

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External links

  • [http://www.gwenjorgensen.com/ Official website]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20100904012017/http://www.usatriathlon.org/athletes/gwen-jorgensen USA Triathlon]

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