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 repeats view that trans athletes born male shouldn't play on girls' teams
mirror.co.ukCaitlyn Jenner has again insisted that transgender athletes who are born male should not be allowed to take part in girls' sports teams or competitions.
The reality star - who won gold in the decathlon at the 1976 Montreal Olympics - recently announced that she is running for governor of California, and has previously made clear her opposition to athletes who are born male competing against girls.
Caitlyn, 71, came out as transgender in 2015, and is widely seen as the most high-profile trans person in America. She was approached by TMZ about her thoughts on the subject of athletes who are born male competing against girls, and questioned over whether it would be something that she looked into should she be elected governor.
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