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.
She ran as a California gubernatorial candidate during the Gavin Newsom recall election, but the recall failed to get enough votes required to remove Newsom.And weeks after her failed bid to become the governor of California, Caitlyn Jenner stepped out for stroll in New York City with pal Sophia Hutchins.The 71-year-old star and former Olympian wore a patterned dress for their dinner outing on Tuesday.
In conversation:She ran as a California gubernatorial candidate during the Gavin Newsom recall election, but the recall failed to get enough votes required to remove Newsom.
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