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 Run For Governor Of California: Everything We Know About Her Plans
hollywoodlife.comShe’s running. Caitlyn Jenner filed paperwork on April 23 to run for governor of California in a potential 2021 recall election against current Governor Gavin Newsom.
The former Keeping Up With The Kardashians star, 71, is a lifelong Republican who has criticized Newsom in the past. Caitlyn launched her official campaign site, as well: “California has been my home for nearly 50 years,” the opening message reads on the Caitlyn For California site. “I came here because I knew that anyone, regardless of their background or station in life, could turn their dreams into reality.
But for the past decade, we have seen the glimmer of the Golden State reduced by one-party rule that places politics over progress and special interests over people.
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