Racing kit worn by Gwen Jorgensen when she won the gold medal in the trialthon event at the 2016 Rio Summer Games
date: label: date made
content: 2016
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Racing kit worn by Gwen Jorgensen when she won the gold medal in the triathlon event at the 2016 Rio Summer Games. Jorgensen became the first American athlete to win gold since the Triathlon event was introduced at the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics games. Gwen Jorgensen began her triathlon career in 2010 and was named USA Triathlon's rookie of the year. She earned a spot on the 2012 Olympic team but a flat tire in the cycling portion of the event cost her a medal. She went on to win four consecutive World Triathlon Series races in 2014, something no woman had ever done. She continued her winning streak with 14 more consecutive wins which led her to the gold in 2016.
label: Description (Brief)
content: The 2016 Summer Olympics, also known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad were held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with 207 countries and 11,238 athletes participating. These were the first Olympic Games held entirely in the host country’s winter season and the first to be held in South America. These Games were designed with sustainability in mind and many of the features of the Games were made from recyclable materials. The Refugee Olympic Team entered 10 athletes for competition made up of refugees from the European Migrant crisis. The Zika virus was a factor in competition as many athletes decided to forgo the Games for fear of catching the virus spread through mosquitos. Michael Phelps came out of retirement to compete in the Games and added more medals to his historic count. Katie Ledecky won four gold medals and teammate Simone Manual won two gold and two silver medals becoming the first African American to win an individual swimming gold medal. Simone Biles dominated gymnastics, winning four gold and the women’s team won the all-around competition. The United States won the medal count with 121.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: name of sport
content: Triathlon
label: level of sport
content: Olympics
label: level of sport
content: Amateur
label: web subject
content: Women
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Sports & Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gwen Jorgensen
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2017.0164.01
label: accession number
content: 2017.0164
label: catalog number
content: 2017.0164.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: olympic racing kit
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, nylon (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric, spandex (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 24 in x 10 in; 60.96 cm x 25.4 cm