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 Explains Why She Was Only Family Member To Appear In Kardashian Doc Series
deadline.comCaitlyn Jenner has explained why, unlike any other member of her family, she agreed to participate in the documentary series House of Kardashian, exploring the singular rise to riches of its members.
Jenner, who is the father of Kylie and Kendall Jenner, and the step-father of Kim, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian, told The Times of London she wanted to make sure the family was represented in the right way.
She said: “It’s very difficult when you’re in public life and in the media, especially the Kardashians… Sometimes it’s just very disappointing to see how they’re represented.
And when they approached me about doing this show, once I thought about it, I thought, ‘You know what? I want to get involved.
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