Biography

Olympic gold medalist, Gwen Jorgensen started out her sporting career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she swam and ran for the Badgers. She earned a master’s degree in accounting, and went on to work for Ernst & Young in Milwaukee as a tax accountant. Soon after graduating and beginning her new job, USA Triathlon reached out and encouraged Jorgensen to enter 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.

Jorgensen has since gone on to have an incredibly successful career in triathlon, with a total of 25 gold medals and 37 podium finishes. She earned multiple ITU triathlon records such as the only woman to win a world title after a perfect undefeated WTS season, to hold onto a 12-race WTS winning streak and to win the Olympic test event and then the Olympic gold medal the following year. She is the 2015 WTS World Champion, the 2016 Mixed Team Relay World Champion and the 2016 Olympic Gold Medallist.

In late 2017, Jorgensen announced she would be switching her focus to marathon races, with her sights are firmly set on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Recent Highlights

- Winner of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games;
- Winner of the 2016 ITU World Triathlon Leeds;
- Winner of the 2016 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama;
- 2nd place at the 2016 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Cozumel; and
- 3rd place at the 2016 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg.

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Latest Athlete Results
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2024 Americas Triathlon Cup La Habana
25 Feb, 2024 - Elite Women - 01:59:42
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2023 World Triathlon Cup Vina del Mar
12 Nov, 2023 - Elite Women - 00:57:28
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2023 World Triathlon Cup Miyazaki
28 Oct, 2023 - Elite Women - 02:00:01
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2023 World Triathlon Cup Tongyeong
21 Oct, 2023 - Elite Women - 00:58:16
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2023 World Triathlon Championship Finals Pontevedra
24 Sep, 2023 - Elite Women - 01:59:03
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2023 World Triathlon Championship Finals Pontevedra
2023-09-22 - Elite Women - 01:59:03
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2023 World Triathlon Championship Series Sunderland
2023-07-29 - Elite Women - 01:02:21
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2023 World Triathlon Sprint & Relay Championships Hamburg
2023-07-15 - Elite Women - 00:22:46
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2023 World Triathlon Championship Series Cagliari
2023-05-27 - Elite Women - LAP
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2016 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Cozumel
2016-09-11 - Elite Women - 01:59:16
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Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games
2016-08-18 - Elite Women - 01:56:16
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London 2012 Olympic Games
2012-08-04 - Elite Women - 02:06:34
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2011 Guadalajara Pan American Games
2011-10-23 - Elite Women - 02:00:54
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Athlete Fact Sheet
Given Name Gwen
Family Name Jorgensen
Representing USA
Year of Birth 1986
Place of Birth Wisconsin, USA
Residence United States
Coach Jamie Turner
Sponsors HED Wheels - ROKA - InsideTracker - ZWIFT
Hobbies Cooking, anything related to food, xc skiing, mountain biking, yelp lover
Website https://www.gwenjorgensen.com/
Twitter @gwenjorgensen
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World Triathlon Athlete ID 40887
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