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 running for governor of California is ‘not a big surprise’ to Kardashians: report
foxnews.comCaitlyn Jenner’s announcement that she was "in" on a run for governor of California came as "no big surprise" to her Kardashian family.
The 71-year-old decathlete, who won a gold medal at the 1976 Olympic Games, had long considered a play for politics before finally dipping her toe in the waters on Friday, a source close to the family told Entertainment Tonight. "Caitlyn has been vocal about wanting to get involved in politics for quite some time now," the insider said. "While the family may not be entirely aligned politically speaking, they ultimately want Caitlyn to be happy and fulfilled." Jenner, a Republican, announced her intention to run for governor of California against Democratic Gov.
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