Gwen Jorgensen (USA) • World Triathlon

Gwen Jorgensen

United States
Born: 1986

Rankings
World Ranking	285
World Triathlon Individual Olympic Qualification Ranking	143
Continental Ranking	285

Starts

67

Podiums

41

Wins

28 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.

Latest Athlete Results

14	2023 World Triathlon Cup New Plymouth 26 Mar, 2023 - Elite Women - 01:04:18
NC	2023 Oceania Triathlon Mixed Relay Championships Taupo 26 Feb, 2023 - Mixed Relay - NC
3	2023 Oceania Triathlon Cup Taupo 25 Feb, 2023 - Elite Women - 01:00:49
2	2016 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Cozumel 17 Sep, 2016 - Elite Women - 01:59:16
1	Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games 20 Aug, 2016 - Elite Women - 01:56:16
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2	2016 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Cozumel 2016-09-11 - Elite Women - 01:59:16
3	2016 ITU World Triathlon Hamburg 2016-07-16 - Elite Women - 00:57:29
1	2016 ITU World Triathlon Leeds 2016-06-11 - Elite Women - 02:00:33
1	2016 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama 2016-05-14 - Elite Women - 01:56:02
2	2016 ITU World Triathlon Gold Coast 2016-04-09 - Elite Women - 01:56:44
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1	Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games 2016-08-18 - Elite Women - 01:56:16
38	London 2012 Olympic Games 2012-08-04 - Elite Women - 02:06:34
4	2011 Guadalajara Pan American Games 2011-10-23 - Elite Women - 02:00:54
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"It's a big question mark and it's a big unknown" - Gwen Jorgensen on Podcast #70
USA's Rio 2016 Olympic Triathlon Champion Gwen Jorgensen is back on the blue carpet in 2023
06 Feb, 2023
On the comeback trail – stars returning to the blue carpet in 2023

12 Jan, 2023
2016 Photo Competition: Rio Olympics & Paralympics
We have had some fun over the last four weeks reliving all the awesome memories from the 2016 WTS, but now it is time to vote for the Olympic and Paralympic best photos of the year!
23 Jan, 2017
2016 Photo Competition: WTS Edmonton & Cozumel
At ITU, we have three of the most talented photographers from around the world who shoot the World Triathlon Series and major events for us, Delly Carr (AUS), Janos Schmidt (HUN) and Wagner…
16 Jan, 2017
Best of 2016: Most Impressive Women's Performance
Over the last two months we have been naming the "Best of 2016" moments from the year, anything from top performances to inspirational finishes, because when you have a year like we just had,…
03 Jan, 2017

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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	ASICS - Specialized - The Island House - USA Triathlon - HED Wheels - David Hobbs Honda - Red Bull - Oakley - Columbia Threadneedle - EY - ROKA - NYAC - Project Clothing Compression wear
Hobbies	Cooking, anything related to food, xc skiing, mountain biking, yelp lover
Website	https://www.gwenjorgensen.com/
Twitter	@gwenjorgensen
Facebook	Athlete Facebook
World Triathlon Athlete ID	40887