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's sons are reportedly 'embarrassed' by the news that the former sports star is running to become Governor of California.
The 71-year-old Keeping Up With The Kardashians star, who was formerly known as Bruce Jenner, recently announced that she would run as a Republican in an effort to unseat Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom.
Despite receiving support from several celebrities, it appears that her family has all but snubbed the political run and don't feel that she is 'qualified'.
According to TMZ, Burt, Brandon and Brody Jenner are not keen on the idea of Caitlyn running for the seat. The report also suggests that only one of her sons, Burt, has actually spoken to the star following his concerns about her safety amid the
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