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Jan 1, 1977 · Decathlon Challenge: Bruce Jenner's Story. Hardcover – January 1, 1977. by Bruce Jenner (Author) 4.5 6 ratings. See all formats and editions. The gold medal winner in the 1976 Olympic decathlon competition describes the four years he spent in training. Print length. 213 pages. Language.
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4.33. 9ratings2reviews. The gold medal winner in the 1976 Olympic decathlon competition describes the four years he spent in training. GenresSports. 213 pages, Hardcover. First published January 1, 1977.
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- Related Biography: Decathlete Daley Thompson
- Awards and Accomplishments
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- Selected Writings by Jenner
- Where Is He Now?
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Jenner was named Associated Press Athlete of the Year for 1976, and also received the Sullivan Award for best amateur athlete in the United Statesin 1976. He was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1980 and into the Olympic Hall of Fame in 1986. After winning the decathlon, Jenner wanted to buy a house, but had no assets. At ...
Daley Thompson is one of the best decathletes in history. Born Francis Ayodele Thompson in London, England in 1958, Thompson was interested in sports and highly competitive from early childhood. He entered his first meet at the age of 14, in 1973, and by 1976, was good enough to make the Olympic team. He came in eighteenth, but gold medal decathlet...
Jenner's life changed for the good when he met his third wife, Kris Kardashian, on a blind date in 1990. They were married five months later, in 1991. He and Kardashian had each had four children before marrying each other, and they eventually had two children together. During the 1990s, Jenner and Kris sold stairclimbing machines through a televis...
Address: c/o Keppler Associates, 4350 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 700 Arlington, VA 22203. Fax: 703-516-4819. Phone: 703-516-4000. Online: www.bruce-jenner.com.
(With Philip Finch) Decathlon Challenge: Bruce Jenner's Story,Prentice-Hall, 1977. (With Chrystie Jenner and Ross Olney) Bruce and Chrystie Jenner's Guide to Family Fitness,Grosset, 1978. (With Marc Abraham) Bruce Jenner's Guide to the Olympics,Andrews and McMeel, 1979. (With R. Smith Kiliper) The Olympics and Me,Doubleday, 1980. (With Bill Dobbins...
Jenner continues to work as a motivational speaker and spokesperson for a wide variety of products, including Bruce Jenner's World Class Decathlon video game; Visa; Coca-Cola; and IBM. He is owner of Bruce Jenner Aviation, which buys and resells small planes, and Jenner Communications, which produces infomercials. Since 1982, he has hosted the Bruc...
Books
"Bruce Jenner," Encyclopedia of World Biography Supplement,Vol. 21, Gale Group, 2001. "Daley Thompson," Encyclopedia of World Biography Supplement,Vol. 20, Gale Group, 2000.
Periodicals
"After Five Years, Bruce Jenner and Second Wife Linda Find Happiness Is Not Working Out," People,(February 10, 1986): 105. "Bruce Jenner," Christian Science Monitor,(August 19, 1999): 23. "Bruce Jenner: After Years of Turmoil The Champ Gets His Life Back in Gear," People,(July 15, 1996): 93. Cazeneuve, Brian, "Bruce Jenner, Decathlete," Sports Illustrated,(December 16, 2002): 29. Downey, Mike, "Twenty Years Later, 1976 Decathlon Champion Bruce Jenner is Better Than Ever," Los Angeles Times,(J...
Other
"Bruce Jenner," Sports Stars USA. http://www.sportsstarsusa.com/(January 17, 2003). Keppler Associates. http://www.kepplerassociates.com/ (January 17, 2003). "Seeking Olympic Gold," Longevity Network. http://www.longevitynetwork.com/(January 3, 2001). Sketch by Kelly Winters
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Bruce Jenner, Caitlyn Jenner, Phillip Finch Prentice-Hall , 1977 - Biography & Autobiography - 213 pages The gold medal winner in the 1976 Olympic decathlon competition describes the four years he spent in training.
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Jenner's account of his rise to stardom as a decathlete, with blow-by-blow descriptions of each tenth of each decathlon that led up to his Olympic victory in Montreal. All the compulsion that went into building a superstar from an ""ordinary"" athlete is here: the muscle-coddling, the geographical juggling to be near the best training facilities, the dogged bouts with discus and javelin— ...
Bruce Jenner. Decathlon challenge: Bruce Jenner's story. Bruce Jenner. $ 4.89 - $ 5.69. Bruce Jenner's Guide to the Olympics. Bruce Jenner. $ 9.59. Bruce Jenner's the Athletic Body: A Complete Fitness Guide for Teenagers -- Sports, Strength, Health, Agility. Bruce Jenner.
