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 Sees Her Gender Dysphoria As Her 'Gift'
justjared.comCaitlyn Jenner is opening up about transitioning. The 70-year-old former Olympian penned an essay for Women’s Health‘s 2020 Pride Month coverage, out now. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Caitlyn Jenner “By the time I was 9 years old, I was struggling with my gender identity.
I would sneak into my mother and sister’s closets when nobody was around to try on their clothes, or go play with their makeup.
I had no idea why I was doing it; it just felt right. I also struggled with dyslexia, which was kind of a double-whammy. I was scared to go to school and be asked to read in front of the class; I would sit there with sweaty palms,” she wrote. “Looking back, I think that sports meant more to me than the next person.
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