Olympic Gold Medallist Gwen Jorgensen transitions from Triathlon to Marathon running
U.S. Olympic gold medalist Gwen Jorgensen has announced her plans to officially transition from professional Triathlon and pursue a medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the Marathon. Jorgensen earned the United States’ first-ever Olympic gold medal in the sport…
Olympic Triathlon champion Gwen Jorgensen makes debut at NYC Marathon 2016
Olympic Triathlon champion Gwen Jorgensen scored the biggest triathlon win of her career and decided to make her debut at the New York City Marathon finishing in 2:41:01 for a respectable 14th place. Jorgensen is used to racing short distances for triathlon which consists…
Gwen Jorgensen and Richard Murray sweeps US$60,000 at Island House Invitational Triathlon
American Olympic champion Gwen Jorgensen and South African Richard Murray faced off top rivals before emerging champions of the three-day Island House Invitational Triathlon with a US$60,000 paycheck. The Island House Triathlon invites forty of the world’s best triathletes including Olympic and World Champions,…
Gwen Jorgensen wins first American gold medal in Triathlon at Rio Olympics
Most Triathlons are won on the run, and it was no different for the women at the 2106 Rio Olympics. American favourite Gwen Jorgensen earned American’s first gold medal in Triathlon when she sprinted past rival Swiss Nicola Spirig to the…
Lucky start numbers hold omen to Rio Olympic Triathlon gold?
With the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games set to open this Friday, the ITU has released the men’s and women’s triathlon numbered start lists. The men’s Olympic triathlon will be contested on August 18, while the women will take…
Gwen Jorgensen powers the Americans into triathlon at Rio Olympics
If at first you don’t succeed in swimming and running, perhaps you can learn cycling and take up triathlon instead. This unusual recipe has driven Gwen Jorgensen, the first American to win back-to-back world triathlon titles, when she could have been…
On the Blue Carpet with ITU World Triathlon Champion Gwen Jorgensen
How do you live and train for four years with one goal in mind? One goal for gold in Triathlon at the Rio Olympics, is only thing ITU World Champion Gwen Jorgensen is gunning for. Preparing for the biggest season in…
Island House Invitational Triathlon: Gwen Jorgensen and Javier Gomez score double victories on Stage 2
Day two of the Island House Invitational Triathlon saw a repeat of day one with Gwen Jorgensen and Javier Gomez taking out the wins. Stage two comprised a draft-legal “Enduro”, or triple triathlon, with a course consisting of a 500m…
