Gwen Jorgensen, Sarah True make 2016 U.S. Olympic triathlon team

London Olympians Gwen Jorgensen and Sarah True became the first U.S. triathletes to make the 2016 Olympic team with first- and fourth-place finishes at the ITU World Olympic Qualification Event in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday.

The former Ernst & Young accountant Jorgensen is one of the most dominant athletes in the world. She extended her winning streak to 12 top-level international triathlons dating to her lost loss on April 26, 2014. Her 11 straight wins on the International Triathlon Union World Series circuit are a record for women or men.

In Rio, Jorgensen and True will look to become the second and third Americans to win an Olympic triathlon medal, joining Susan Williams, who took bronze at…