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 mother's death
msn.comCaitlyn Jenner is mourning the death of her mother Esther. The former Olympian and reality star announced on Instagram on Friday that Esther passed away on Thursday at the age of 96. "I am heartbroken to announce my mom passed away yesterday morning, peacefully.
Losing a mother is unique in the sense that she is the only person that loved me my entire life. I will miss her tremendously.
She was a few weeks shy of 97 and lived a full life. Love you mom," she wrote. Caitlyn, 73, also posted two photos of Esther, including a happy snap of them during her 95th birthday celebration.
Esther, who made appearances on Keeping Up with the Kardashians and I Am Cait, hit headlines last year when she called the Kardashian family's new reality TV show The Kardashians "the most senseless thing I have ever watched".
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