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Caitlyn Marie Jenner (born William Bruce Jenner; October 28, 1949; known as Bruce Jenner until 2015) is an American media personality and former Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete. Jenner played college football for the Graceland Yellowjackets before incurring a knee injury that required surgery.
A look back at Bruce Jenner's historic Olympic gold medal-winning performance in the decathlon at the 1976 Montreal Games, a victory that inspired a nation.
- Jim Caple
While in high school, Bruce Jenner three times won the Eastern States water ski championship and placed well in the Connecticut State High School track & field meet, but he gave no indication that he would one day become the world's greatest athlete.
Aug 9, 1976 · The gold and the record and the success of Bruce Jenner's life were assured. He finished two hours later, sprinting the last 300 yards of the 1,500, flying before a tumultuous crowd that roared...
- Frank Deford
Jul 30, 2015 · Bruce Jenner won the Olympic decathlon gold exactly 39 years ago Thursday. To celebrate the anniversary, here are five things you might not know about Jenner's iconic moment in sports history.
- Arash Markazi
Apr 24, 2015 · Rather than being famous simply for being famous, Jenner accomplished something truly significant that year: He won the Olympic gold medal in the decathlon, becoming the unofficial "world's greatest athlete" and inspiring a nation.
After placing 10th in the 1972 Olympic decathlon, Jenner won the 1974 AAU title and in 1975 he was PanAm champion and set a world record (8,524) in the triangular meet with the USSR and Poland.