Caitlyn Marie Jenner (born William Bruce Jenner; October 28, 1949) is an American television personality and retired Olympic gold medal–winning decathlete.
Jenner played college football for the Graceland Yellowjackets before incurring a knee injury that required surgery. Convinced by Olympic decathlete Jack Parker's coach, L. D. Weldon, to try the decathlon, Jenner won the men's decathlon event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, setting a third successive world record and gaining fame as "an all-American hero".
Given the unofficial title of "world's greatest athlete", Jenner established a career in television, film, writing, auto racing, business, and as a Playgirl cover model.
Caitlyn Jenner accused of growing transphobia with new political career
mirror.co.ukCaitlyn Jenner 's Republican political views have long jarred with members of the transgender community who couldn't understand her stance.
And now, the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star, 71, is being accused of growing transphobia across the United States after revealing that she's running for governor of California.
While many people in the community hoped that Caitlyn's move into politics would help bring transgender issues to the forefront, her I Am Cait co-star Jen Richards, who is also transgender, fears it could have a negative impact.
Jen, who was once friends with Caitlyn, told People : "With Caitlyn, in particular, she's indicative of the fact that just because you have a marginalized identity, just because you are part of
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