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 Reflects on Struggling With Her Identity During 1976 Montreal Olympics
etonline.comCaitlyn Jenner is looking back at her time competing in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.Netflix released its official trailer debut for on Wednesday, a five-part docuseries event that's planning to bring «fresh eyes to epic tales from the wide world of sports.» Each film will dive deep into what happened beyond the headlines during events like the Olympics and the NBA Playoffs, as told by those who lived it.Jenner, who came out as transgender in 2015, is one of many former athletes featured in the docuseries.
She gets candid throughout the film on what it was like winning a gold medal in the men's decathlon while struggling with her identity. «I spent my entire life hiding,» Jenner says in the trailer.
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