About Gwen Jorgensen
Gwen Rosemary Jorgensen is an American distance runner and professional triathlete. She was the champion of the 2014 and 2015 ITU World Triathlon Series. She was named USA Triathlon's 2013 and 2014 Olympic/ITU Female Athlete of the Year. 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. In 2014, Jorgensen placed first in four consecutive World Triathlon Series races, something no other female had done in the history of the series. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Jorgensen won gold in triathlon.
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