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 mulls challenge to California's Newsom despite spotty voting history: report
foxnews.comCaitlyn Jenner has said she is considering challenging California Gov. Gavin Newsom in his almost certain recall election this fall -- despite Jenner having a spotty voting history, according to a report.
Jenner did not vote in the 2018 election that led to Newsom's landslide victory and skipped a majority of elections since 2000, Politico reported.
The reality TV star and former Olympic athlete announced Sunday that she will "decide soon" whether to run for governor, writing, " I have been here for 45+ years and love CA." Jenner, 71, who grew up in New York state and Connecticut and later attended college in Iowa, also accused mainstream media outlets in her tweet of not wanting "a #lgbt fiscal conservative and socially liberal candidate.
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