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 political views have shifted over the last five years. The 70-year-old reality star publicly revealed her gender identity back in 2015 and has since questioned her life-long Republican beliefs.«I’ve changed my thinking in a lot of ways,» Jenner tells , adding that she now identifies as «economically conservative, socially progressive» and believes «we need equality for all, regardless of who’s in the White House.»«I love my community,» she adds.
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