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 Through the Years
usmagazine.comCaitlyn Jenner has worn many hats throughout her life — and has always looked fantastic doing so.Jenner (born Bruce Jenner) was introduced to the world in 1970 when she began her career as a decathlete during the Drake Relays in Iowa, where she was a physical education major at Graceland University and had previously played college football.
She went on to compete in the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal in the latter’s decathlon event in Montreal.
She decided to retire from the sport soon after.“In 1972, I made the decision that I would go four years and totally dedicate myself to what I was doing, and then I would move on after it was over with,” the Olympian said at the time. “I went into that competition knowing that.
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