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 family reportedly 'embarrassed' over gubernatorial bid
wonderwall.comCaitlyn Jenner has already lost the political support of her family… on both sides.Last week, the former "I Am Cait" star announced that she was running for governor of California in the state's upcoming "recall" election.
TMZ reports that Caitlyn's son's — Brody Jenner, Brandon Jenner and Burt Jenner — didn't want her to run and says they're "embarrassed" by the gubernatorial bid.
The website notes that the three men think Caitlyn is nowhere near qualified to lead the state, and they tried to get her to back out.
Caitlyn, 71, supposedly gave her sons 24 hours notice before her official announcement to the public, which upset them. The three men feel that Caitlyn, who will run as a Republican, "never took the family's feelings into.
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