Hot favorite Gwen Jorgensen produced the perfect race to win the Olympic women's triathlon gold Saturday Aug 20,2016
The
American unusually stayed with all her rivals on the bike and then
surged clear of defending champion Nicola Spirig-Hug on the run.
Jorgensen
has dominated the swim-bike-sport over the last two years but usually
wins her races by chasing down the stronger bikers during the 10km run
Switzerland's
Spirig-Hug, who has had a baby since her photo-finish victory in
London, held on to take silver and become the first woman to win two
Olympic medals in the sport.
British
team mates Non Stanford and Vicky Holland, who live and train together
in Leeds, battled it out for bronze, with Holland just taking it.
The triathlon consists of a one-loop ocean swim, a steep 24-mile bike ride and a 6.2-mile run.
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