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 backs Dave Chappelle’s transgender stance: ‘He’s 100% right’
nypost.comfailed Cali gubernatorial candidate was responding to a video Chappelle, 48, shared on his Instagram, in which the comic claimed that corporate interests were trying to stifle his freedom of expression.“Dave Chappelle is 100% right,” the 72-year-old gold medalist tweeted. “This isn’t about the LGBTQ movement.
It’s about woke cancel culture run amok, trying to silence free speech.”Jenner added, “We must never yield or bow to those who wish to stop us from speaking our minds.” Jenner’s statement divided social media users with some accusing the former Olympian decathlete of speaking from a position of privilege. “It’s quite an utterly privileged position you’re in to say you’re not affected by the blatantly transphobic things David said in.
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