Caitlyn Jenner (born William Bruce Jenner, October 28,
1949), known as Bruce Jenner until
2015, is an American television personality and former track and
field athlete.
A former college football player, Jenner came to
international attention as a decathlete, winning the gold medal in the men’s
decathlon event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal,
setting a world record not beaten until 1980.
With the unofficial title of
"world's greatest athlete" for the Olympic decathlon win, Jenner
became "an American hero" by winning an event dominated by Soviet
Union athletes during the Cold War.
Endorsement and appearance
opportunities flowed in and Jenner's "likeness became a nationwide
brand" in advertising, movies and TV shows including several made-for-TV
movies, and was briefly Erik Estrada's replacement on the TV series CHiPs.
Jenner was married for 23 years to Kris Jenner (née
Houghton; formerly Kardashian); the couple and their children appeared
beginning in 2007 on the television reality series Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
Following their divorce in 2015, Jenner came out as a trans
woman.
In June 2015, at age 67, Bruce Jenner announced a name change to Caitlyn
Jenner, and began publicly making self-reference with feminine pronouns. Many
news sources describe her as the most famous openly transgender person in
the world.
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