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 Announces Her Mother Has Died: 'I Will Miss Her Tremendously'
perezhilton.comCaitlyn Jenner‘s mother has passed away. On Friday morning, the I Am Cait alum announced that her mother Esther Jenner died at the age of 96.
Per Caitlyn, Esther passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, just a few weeks shy of what would have been her 97th birthday. Related: Kourtney Admits She ‘Never’ Planned On Getting Married After Her Dad’s Tragic Death In an Instagram post lamenting her heartbreaking loss, the Keeping Up With The Kardashians alum wrote: So sad.
Along with the message, the 73-year-old Olympian shared three heartwarming pictures of Esther in happier times. One was at the woman’s 95th birthday party, with Caitlyn smiling right alongside.
The other two were sweet snaps of the beloved nonagenarian smiling and having fun for the camera with family around: She lived a full life, indeed.
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