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.
Arnold Schwarzenegger has backed Caitlyn Jenner after she launched a bid to become governor of California. There had been a lot of speculation that Caitlyn, an Olympic hero and reality TV star, was planning to run for the seat and she confirmed the announcement last week.
Caitlyn will take on Democrat Gavin Newsom for the seat with the 53-year-old facing a recall election following a Republican-led backlash against how he has handled the pandemic.
And now the Terminator actor has admitted he thinks that Caitlyn can follow in his footsteps from celebrity to politician. Former bodybuilder Arnie ousted the previous governor to be recalled and replaced Gray Davis as the state's leader in 2003.
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