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 she has ‘changed her thinking in a lot of ways’
breakingnews.ieCaitlyn Jenner said she has “changed her thinking in a lot of ways” as she reflected on how her politics has evolved as she marked five years since she came out as trans.
The former Olympic athlete and longtime Republican told People magazine she now identifies as “economically conservative, socially progressive” and added: “We need equality for all, regardless of who’s in the White House.” Looking back over the past five years, she said: “This is my journey.
Yes, it is different than other trans people. I get it. But the bottom line is this: When I wake up in the morning, I’m happy with myself.” The reality star came out as trans at the age of 65 and said she finally felt seen as a woman when she held her driver’s licence photo in July
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