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.
Eddie Izzard praises Caitlyn Jenner and Laverne Cox for ending ‘toxic’ transphobia after revealing she/her pronouns
metro.co.ukCaitlyn Jenner and Laverne Cox for helping to end ‘toxic’ transphobia, after recently requesting she/her pronouns and saying they were gender-fluid.Continuing the conversation, Izzard – who recently defended JK Rowling after allegations of transphobia – said she feels more comfortable talking about her gender identity now, thanks to the work done by transgender stars including Jenner and Cox in ending the stigma surrounding transgender and non-binary people.Speaking on the RunPod podcast over the New Year, the comedian said: ‘It was toxic back in ’85, if you’re old enough to remember back then.
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