Bruce Jenner

Caitlyn Marie Jenner , formerly known as Bruce Jenner, is an American television personality and retired Olympic gold medalwinning decathlete. Jenner was a college football player for the Graceland Yellowjackets before incurring a knee injury requiring surgery. Coach L.160D.160Weldon, who had coached Olympic decathlete Jack Parker, convinced Jenner to try the decathlon. After intense training, Jenner won the 1976 Olympics decathlon title at the Montreal Summer Olympics , gaining fame as an allAmerican hero. Jenner set a third successive world record while winning the Olympics. The winner of the Olympic decathlon is traditionally given the unofficial title of worlds greatest athlete. With that stature, Jenner subsequently established a career in television, film, writing, auto racing, business and as a Playgirl cover model.

Jenner was born William Bruce Jenner on October 28, 1949, in Mount Kisco, New York, to Esther Ruth and William Hugh Jenner. Her father was an arborist and he and her paternal grandparents were from Canada. She has two sisters, Lisa and Pam. Her younger brother, Burt, was killed in a car accident in Canton, Connecticut, in 1976, shortly after Jenners success at the Olympic Games.

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