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 says 'internal battles' spurred on Olympic stardom as she 'ran' from issues
dailystar.co.ukCaitlyn Jenner said her rise to Olympic stardom was helped by the internal battles that saw her bury herself in training.The 70-year-old, who transitioned in 2015, was catapulted to international fame in 1976 following the Montreal Olympic games where she won gold in the decathlon and broke the world record.But speaking to Daily Star Online, Caitlyn said her determination to smash the athletic field stemmed from her personal battles, struggling with her identity.She said: "As I look back on my life - the impact and why did I do that."I think about it all the time, why was I so obsessed, train so hard to do that and accomplish that."Parent-of-six Cait added: “It had a lot to do with who I was and the things I was running from, I want to put.
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