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.
Stephen Fry and Caitlyn Jenner among celebrities sending love and support to young LGBT+ people in lockdown
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA host of famous faces are sharing messages of strength and support to young LGBT+ people who might be struggling during the current pandemic.
Celebrities including Caitlyn Jenner, Stephen Fry and Lena Waithe have sent in well-wishes from their homes as part of a new #InThisTogether campaign launched by the British LGBT Awards and the It Gets Better UK charity. “This is a difficult time for everyone, but especially young LGBT+ kids who are locked down right now," Caitlyn Jenner says in a video recorded from her home in Malibu. "I just want to say to everybody: stay positive, there is going to be brighter days ahead - I promise you that… this is Caitlyn Jenner from Malibu, California, sending you all, a lot of love." Stephen Fry, who was
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