
Go, Gwen, Go
A Family's Journey to Olympic Gold
Meyer & Meyer Sport (UK) Ltd (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 28. October 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-78255-191-1 (ISBN)
Description
Narrated in alternating voices by mother Nancy and sister Elizabeth, Go, Gwen, Go: A Family's Journey to Olympic Gold is an inspiring story about Olympian Gwen Jorgensen and her family. This memoir introduces readers to a young woman of modest athletic achievements who uses desire and discipline to attain the ultimate in sport-the Olympic gold. Readers will enter the secret world of Olympic training, professional coaching, international travel, sponsor funding, anti-doping requirements, athlete nutrition, and sports physiotherapy. This book will take them inside the personal life of a professional athlete, complete with family crises and holiday celebrations. In this inspiring story, Gwen Jorgensen and her family grow together, from average to Olympian.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Garsington
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
525 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78255-191-1 (9781782551911)
Schweitzer Classification
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Persons
Elizabeth Jorgensen is a Wisconsin high school English teacher published in Azalea (Harvard University), The Wisconsin English Journal, and The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Named Carroll University's Graduate of the Last Decade, she presents at conferences including National Council of Teachers of English, Wisconsin State Reading Association, and National Consortium for Teaching about Asia. When she's not teaching or writing, she can be found working out, watching Bravo with her dog, or playing violin.
Nancy Jorgensen has co-written two choral education books, Things They Never Taught You In Choral Methods and From The Trenches: Real Insights From Real Choral Educators. She recently retired after 35 years teaching choral music in Wisconsin and now writes, pursues collaborative piano opportunities, and spends time with daughters Elizabeth and Gwen and grandson Stanley. Her writing appears or is forthcoming in Prime Number Magazine, Smith Magazine, Cagibi, and Coffin Bell.