Overall a handful of seasons in the mid-2010s, Gwen Jorgensen became a legend of Olympic-distance racing, taking two world titles and Olympic gold.<\/p>

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How old is Gwen Jorgensen?<\/strong><\/h2>
Gwen Jorgensen was born on 25 April 1986, making her 36 years of age.<\/p>
Gwen Jorgensen\u2019s career highlights<\/strong><\/h2>
Gwen Jorgensen is showered with champagne after winning the 2014 ITU world title in Edmonton, Canada. (Credit: Delly Carr\/ITU Media)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
May 2010: A first world silver<\/strong><\/h3>
At the FISU World University Triathlon Championships in Valencia, Jorgensen\u2019s second place justifies her decision to put her accountancy career on hold to pursue sporting excellence.<\/p>
Another silver, this time at the Pan-American championships in Mexico, follows, ensuring she\u2019s named at the USA\u2019s Rookie of the Year.<\/p>
August 2011: Another silver \u2013 this time an ITU medal<\/strong><\/h3> $\"\"$
L-R: Gwen Jorgensen (2nd), Helen Jenkins (1st) and Anja Dittmer (3rd) on the podium at the 2011 ITU World Championship Triathlon, London. (Credit: Paul Cunningham\/Corbis via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
In only her third World Triathlon Series race (after a DNF in Madrid and coming 27th in Hamburg), Jorgensen truly announces herself on the world stage, beaten only in London by home hero Helen Jenkins.<\/p>
The following weekend, Jorgensen tastes success for herself, taking gold in the World Cup race in Tisza\u00fajv\u00e1ros in Hungary.<\/p>
August 2012: Disappointment on her Olympic debut<\/strong><\/h3>
It\u2019s not such a happy return to London 12 months later when, on the bike leg of the Olympic race, Jorgensen suffers a flat tyre, ruling her out of contention for a podium place. She finishes a disappointing 38th.<\/p>
April 2013: A maiden WTS victory<\/strong><\/h3>
Recently crowned US national champ, Jorgensen becomes the first American woman to win a WTS race with victory in San Diego, having reeled in Non Stafford<\/strong><\/a> and Emma Moffatt on the run in front of an enthusiastic home crowd.<\/p>
It\u2019s the first of many encounters that Jorgensen will have with the top step of the WTS podium. She wins again in Yokohama three weeks later.<\/p>
May 2014: More Yokohama success sets streak in motion<\/strong><\/h3> $\"\"$
Gwen Jorgensen wins the 2014 ITU World Triathlon Series Yokohama. (Credit: Getty Photo\/ITU, Delly Carr)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
When Jorgensen eases to a second successive victory in Yokohama<\/strong><\/a>, she has no idea that this is the beginning of the most extraordinary winning streak in WTS history.<\/p>
August 2014: The world is her oyster<\/strong><\/h3>A fifth consecutive WTS victory comes when Jorgensen breaks the tap in Edmonton, in the process becoming world champion<\/strong><\/a>. To emphasise the rude health of US triathlon, her compatriot Sarah Groff<\/strong><\/a> takes second overall in the series.<\/p>
March 2015: The winning streak continues\u2026<\/strong><\/h3>A new season simply means business as usual for Jorgensen. At the opening race in Abu Dhabi<\/strong><\/a>, she puts in a run leg that\u2019s almost a minute faster than that recorded by anyone else, allowing her to beat fellow American Katie Zaferes by 16 seconds.<\/p>
September 2015: A second world title in the bag<\/strong><\/h3>In imperious fashion, Jorgensen steam-rolls the opposition in Chicago<\/strong><\/a>, extending that streak to an extraordinary 12 straight ITU wins.<\/p>
Again, she\u2019s able to compensate for any deficiencies on the swim and bike with run splits far in advance of anything any of her rivals can muster. In truth, genuine rivals are in short supply.<\/p>
July 2016: A third world title \u2013 this time a collective effort<\/strong><\/h3> $\"\"$
L-R: Joe Maloy, Kirsten Kasper, Gwen Jorgensen and Ben Kanute from the United States celebrate winning the 2016 Mixed Relay World Champs in Hamburg, Germany. (Credit: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
At the mixed relay world championships in Hamburg, Jorgensen spearheads an American victory, with Team USA holding off the challenge of a strong Australian squad. It\u2019s Jorgensen\u2019s third world champs gold in less than two years.<\/p>
August 2016: Top spot on the Olympic podium<\/strong><\/h3> $\"\"$
Gwen Jorgensen takes the tape to win triathlon gold at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. (Credit: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
The strong favourite as the Games headed to Rio, on Copacabana Jorgensen copes admirably with the pressure on her shoulders, keeping in close contention on the swim and bike before splitting from the pack on the run in the company of defending Olympic champion Nicola Spirig<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>
A tactical race between the two then ensues, with plenty of mindgames deployed by both athletes, before the American puts the pedal to the metal to take Olympic gold<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>
September 2016: Silver in Cozumel, silver overall<\/strong><\/h3> $\"\"$
Gwen Jorgensen runs out of transition at the ITU World Championship Grand Final in Cozumel, Mexico. (Credit: Alexander Koerner\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
The fairy tale of a hat-trick of solo world crowns doesn\u2019t quite materialise as Jorgensen finishes second in Mexico to Bermuda\u2019s Flora Duffy<\/strong><\/a>, who also takes the overall title. It is Jorgensen\u2019s last-ever WTS race.<\/p>
Three months later, she announces she\u2019s expecting her first child. The following November, she retires from triathlon in favour of running marathons.<\/p>
December 2022: The Return of the Jorgensen <\/h3>Announces that she will be making a comeback<\/a><\/strong> in 2023 in a bid to make the US Olympic team for Paris 2024. <\/p>
February 2023: Medals in her first race back<\/h3>
Heads to New Zealand to make her return to short-course triathlon, and races the Oceania Triathlon Cup Taupo. Against a relatively non-competitive field, she finishes third. <\/p>
October 2023: Three golds in a row<\/h3>
Failing to make many inroads in the more competitive World Series circuit (24th is her best result, in Sunderland), Jorgensen has spent the year racking up several podiums in the league below, the World Cups. By October, her win in Tongyeong, Sourth Korea, is her third consecutive WC victory. <\/p>
Gwen Jorgensen quotes<\/strong><\/h2>
On winning her 12th consecutive World Triathlon Series race at the Grand Final in Chicago in 2015:<\/strong> \u201cIt is just crazy. I never thought that I would be able to keep on winning even at times when I was not feeling well. Even today, things were pretty touch and go.\u201d<\/p>
On winning the Olympic title in 2016 ahead of Nicola Spirig:<\/strong> \u201cI have been out-run in races, so it was an exciting race. Nicola and I were playing a bit of games when neither of us wanted to lead into the head wind, so hopefully it made it exciting for the fans.\u201d<\/p>
On returning to triathlon for the 2023 season after five years away from the sport: <\/strong>\u201cI was super-inspired at Tokyo watching Team USA get the silver medal in the team relay, so that is what is really motivating me to come back to triathlon.<\/p>
“This comeback is about way more than myself. I\u2019m really motivated in returning to not only inspire my family, but also USA Triathlon.\u201d<\/p>
What\u2019s next for Gwen Jorgensen?<\/strong><\/h2>
Hoping to bag one of the final two US Olympic team slots on offer, which won’t be easy but there’s no doubting that Jorgensen’s phenomenal run speed is still there in spades. <\/p>
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