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 has no regrets 5 years on from life-changing transition
mirror.co.ukIt's been five years since the world met her, and Caitlyn Jenner has revealed she has no regrets following her life-changing transition.
The former Olympic gold medallist - then known as Bruce Jenner - battled gender dysphoria before deciding enough was enough and transitioning into Caitlyn aged 65.
Caitlyn - who is still referred to as "dad" by daughters Kendall and Kylie Jenner - unveiled herself to the world on the cover of Vanity Fair in 2015, and has since gone on to become one of the most famous transgender women in the world.
Before her transition, Caitlyn rose to the limelight as a 26-year-old Olympic champion in the 1970s. As Bruce, Caitlyn spent years in the public eye as a heroic American athlete, before becoming part of the
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