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'''William Bruce Jenner''' (born October 28, 1949) is a former U.S. ], ], ] and ]. He won the ] in the ] at the ] in ]. '''Bridget Jenner''' (born '''William Bruce Jenner'''; October 28, 1949) is a former U.S. ], ], ] and ]. She won the ] in the ] at the ] in ]. She is a ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/537044/20140203/bridget-bardot-bruce-jenner-become-woman-sex.htm#.UvBMt_avS9V |title=Bruce Jenner Sex Change: Truth Behind Former Olympian Name Change to Brigitte |last=Singh |first=Sonalee |date=February 3, 2014 |website=] |publisher=] |accessdate=February 3, 2014}}</ref>


Following his Olympic victory and the related recognition, his professional career evolved into being a television celebrity. By 1981, he had starred in several made-for-TV movies and was ]'s replacement on the top rated TV series ]. In 1991, he married ] (] Houghton, previously Kardashian). Since the 2007 debut of '']'' he is seen as the stepfather of the Kardashian siblings: ], ], ] and ]; and the father of Burt, Casey, ], ], ] and ]. He is noted for his use of ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-bruce-jenner-jimmy-fallon-video-face-jokes-20130605,0,1378927.story|title=Bruce Jenner manhandles Jimmy Fallon over face jokes|work=Los Angeles Times|last=DZurilla|first=Christie|date=5 June 2013}}</ref> Following her Olympic victory and the related recognition, her professional career evolved into being a television celebrity. By 1981, she had starred in several made-for-TV movies and was ]'s replacement on the top rated TV series ]. In 1991, she married ] (] Houghton, previously Kardashian). Since the 2007 debut of '']'' she was seen as the stepfather of the Kardashian siblings: ], ], ] and ]; and the father of Burt, Casey, ], ], ] and ]. She is noted for her use of ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/gossip/la-et-mg-bruce-jenner-jimmy-fallon-video-face-jokes-20130605,0,1378927.story|title=Bruce Jenner manhandles Jimmy Fallon over face jokes|work=Los Angeles Times|last=DZurilla|first=Christie|date=5 June 2013}}</ref>


==Early life== ==Early life==
Jenner was born in ], the son of Esther R. (née McGuire) and William Hugh Jenner.<ref name=EOW>. Novelguide. Retrieved on 2011-11-06.</ref><ref>{{Cite journal | url = http://books.google.com/?id=hC9GAAAAMAAJ&q=Esther%20MCGUIRE%20William%20JENNER&dq=Esther%20MCGUIRE%20William%20JENNER | title = Matt and Daisy Dell Kuykendall Crownover: Their Ancestry and Posterity | author1 = Crownover | first1 = Ernest Elder | year = 1986}}</ref> Jenner has a younger sister named Nicole.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}} His younger brother, Burt was killed in a car accident in Canton, Connecticut shortly after Jenner's success in the Olympics. <ref name=People>{{Cite journal|author = Nancy Faber | title = Fame Woes: The Money Is There, the Jenners Discover, but So Are Rude Fans and Marital Stress | url = http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20067617,00.html | publisher = ]|volume = 7 | issue = 14 | date = April 11, 1977 | accessdate = 2012-12-21 | postscript = <!-- Bot inserted parameter. Either remove it; or change its value to "." for the cite to end in a ".", as necessary. -->{{inconsistent citations}}}}</ref> Jenner was diagnosed with ] as a young child.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}} Jenner was born William Bruce Jenner in ] to Esther R. (née McGuire) and William Hugh Jenner.<ref name=EOW>. Novelguide. Retrieved on 2011-11-06.</ref><ref>{{Cite journal | url = http://books.google.com/?id=hC9GAAAAMAAJ&q=Esther%20MCGUIRE%20William%20JENNER&dq=Esther%20MCGUIRE%20William%20JENNER | title = Matt and Daisy Dell Kuykendall Crownover: Their Ancestry and Posterity | author1 = Crownover | first1 = Ernest Elder | year = 1986}}</ref> Jenner has a younger sister named Nicole.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}} her younger brother, Burt was killed in a car accident in Canton, Connecticut shortly after Jenner's success in the Olympics. <ref name=People>{{Cite journal|author = Nancy Faber | title = Fame Woes: The Money Is There, the Jenners Discover, but So Are Rude Fans and Marital Stress | url = http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20067617,00.html | publisher = ]|volume = 7 | issue = 14 | date = April 11, 1977 | accessdate = 2012-12-21 | postscript = <!-- Bot inserted parameter. Either remove it; or change its value to "." for the cite to end in a ".", as necessary. -->{{inconsistent citations}}}}</ref> Jenner was diagnosed with ] as a young child.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}


He attended ] in ],<ref name=EOW /> after spending a year at Sleepy Hollow High School in ]. Jenner earned a ] scholarship and attended Graceland College (now ]) in Iowa, but a ] forced him to stop playing football and he switched to the ]. He was mentored by Graceland's track coach L. D. Weldon, who was the first to recognize Jenner's potential and encouraged him to pursue the decathlon. Jenner debuted in the decathlon at the ] in 1970, placing fifth. She attended ] in ],<ref name=EOW /> after spending a year at Sleepy Hollow High School in ]. Jenner earned a ] scholarship and attended Graceland College (now ]) in Iowa, but a ] forced her to stop playing football and she switched to the ]. She was mentored by Graceland's track coach L. D. Weldon, who was the first to recognize Jenner's potential and encouraged her to pursue the decathlon. Jenner debuted in the decathlon at the ] in 1970, placing fifth.


==Olympic career== ==Olympic career==
Jenner placed third in the ] at the 1972 ]<ref>Richard Hymans (2008) . USA Track and Field</ref> and finished in tenth place at the ].<ref>. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-06.</ref> His success prompted him to devote himself to an intense training regimen,<ref>. Swansgems.blogspot.com (2008-05-18). Retrieved on 2011-11-06.</ref> while also selling insurance outside training hours.<ref name=EOW /> In the era before professionalism was allowed in athletics this kind of training was unheard of. During that period he spent eight hours a day at the ] track.<ref name=EOW /><ref name=speed>. Speedendurance.com (2011-03-02). Retrieved on 2011-11-06.</ref> Centered around Bert Bonanno, the coach at SJCC, ] at the time was a hotbed for training aspiring Olympic athletes, including Jenner, along with ], ], ], ], ] and others.<ref name=speed /><ref>. History.com. Retrieved on 2011-11-06.</ref> In 1974 and 1976, Jenner was the American champion in the event.<ref>{{cite web | title= USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions: Men's Decathlon| url= http://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/USAOutdoorTF/men/mDec.asp| work= ]| date= c. 2001–2009| accessdate=May 27, 2009}}</ref> Jenner placed third in the ] at the 1972 ]<ref>Richard Hymans (2008) . USA Track and Field</ref> and finished in tenth place at the ].<ref>. Sports-reference.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-06.</ref> her success prompted her to devote himself to an intense training regimen,<ref>. Swansgems.blogspot.com (2008-05-18). Retrieved on 2011-11-06.</ref> while also selling insurance outside training hours.<ref name=EOW /> In the era before professionalism was allowed in athletics this kind of training was unheard of. During that period she spent eight hours a day at the ] track.<ref name=EOW /><ref name=speed>. Speedendurance.com (2011-03-02). Retrieved on 2011-11-06.</ref> Centered around Bert Bonanno, the coach at SJCC, ] at the time was a hotbed for training aspiring Olympic athletes, including Jenner, along with ], ], ], ], ] and others.<ref name=speed /><ref>. History.com. Retrieved on 2011-11-06.</ref> In 1974 and 1976, Jenner was the American champion in the event.<ref>{{cite web | title= USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions: Men's Decathlon| url= http://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/USAOutdoorTF/men/mDec.asp| work= ]| date= c. 2001–2009| accessdate=May 27, 2009}}</ref>


At the ] in ], he won the gold medal in the Decathlon, setting the world record of 8,616 points. The ] was broken by just 4 points by ] in 1980. In 1985, the ] Decathlon scoring table was changed, so Jenner's winning score has been reevaluated against that table and reported as 8634 for comparative purposes. As of 2011, Jenner is #25 on the world all-time list and the #9 American.<ref>. iaaf.org. Updated 29 August 2011. Retrieved on 2011-09-06.</ref> At the ] in ], she won the gold medal in the Decathlon, setting the world record of 8,616 points. The ] was broken by just 4 points by ] in 1980. In 1985, the ] Decathlon scoring table was changed, so Jenner's winning score has been reevaluated against that table and reported as 8634 for comparative purposes. As of 2011, Jenner is #25 on the world all-time list and the #9 American.<ref>. iaaf.org. Updated 29 August 2011. Retrieved on 2011-09-06.</ref>


As a result of winning the Olympic decathlon, Jenner was a national hero. He was the 1976 recipient of the ] as the top amateur athlete in the United States. Jenner was also the ] Male Athlete of the Year in 1976. He was inducted into the Olympic Hall of Fame in 1986 and the ], the Connecticut Sports Hall of Fame in 1994 and the United States ] in 1980. He was inducted into the ] in 2010. As a result of winning the Olympic decathlon, Jenner was a national hero. She was the 1976 recipient of the ] as the top amateur athlete in the United States. Jenner was also the ] Male Athlete of the Year in 1976. she was inducted into the Olympic Hall of Fame in 1986 and the ], the Connecticut Sports Hall of Fame in 1994 and the United States ] in 1980. she was inducted into the ] in 2010.


San Jose City College hosted the "Bruce Jenner Invitational" (frequently shortened to "Jenner") as a televised, annual stop on the United States Track and Field Circuit (a meet equivalent in stature to the ]) for the better part of two decades. Records were set at the meet, with Jenner frequently hosting the telecasts.<ref>{{cite web|author=&ldquo;&rdquo; |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWa3cBjPcQA |title=YouTube |publisher=YouTube |date=November 14, 2006 |accessdate=July 1, 2010}}</ref> San Jose City College hosted the "Bruce Jenner Invitational" (frequently shortened to "Jenner") as a televised, annual stop on the United States Track and Field Circuit (a meet equivalent in stature to the ]) for the better part of two decades. Records were set at the meet, with Jenner frequently hosting the telecasts.<ref>{{cite web|author=&ldquo;&rdquo; |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWa3cBjPcQA |title=YouTube |publisher=YouTube |date=November 14, 2006 |accessdate=July 1, 2010}}</ref>


==Celebrity== ==Celebrity==
In the 1970s, Olympic athletes were considered amateur and were absolutely not allowed to seek or accept payment for their positions as sports celebrities. In 1972, three major Olympic titles that had a long history of American success (basketball, 100 meters and decathlon), were won by ] athletes during the ]. Winning 'back' the decathlon title made Jenner an American hero. After his Olympic success, Jenner set out to cash in on his celebrity status (requiring him to give up any future Olympic appearances). He left his vaulting poles in the stadium, having no intention of ever using them again. Quickly after the Games, Jenner appeared on the front of ] brand ] as a "Wheaties champion." Of several hundred athletes who have been so featured, Jenner is one of seven Wheaties "spokesmen." He was invited to the ] to meet with President ], who autographed a political cartoon that featured the pair. In the 1970s, Olympic athletes were considered amateur and were absolutely not allowed to seek or accept payment for their positions as sports celebrities. In 1972, three major Olympic titles that had a long history of American success (basketball, 100 meters and decathlon), were won by ] athletes during the ]. Winning 'back' the decathlon title made Jenner an American hero. After her Olympic success, Jenner set out to cash in on her celebrity status (requiring her to give up any future Olympic appearances). She left her vaulting poles in the stadium, having no intention of ever using them again. Quickly after the Games, Jenner appeared on the front of ] brand ] as a "Wheaties champion." Of several hundred athletes who have been so featured, Jenner is one of seven Wheaties "spokesmen." She was invited to the ] to meet with President ], who autographed a political cartoon that featured the pair.


On November 22, 1977, Bruce went to San Francisco to refute charges filed by the district attorney that ], the makers of Wheaties, had been engaged in false advertising. Jenner contended that he likes the cereal and consumes this breakfast cereal two to three times per week. Two days later District Attorney Joseph Freitas withdrew the false advertising suit against General Mills for its advertising campaign featuring Mr. Jenner, saying that it was "a case of overzealousness" on the part of his staff.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.sfgate.com/2002-11-22/news/17571905_1_false-advertising-war-veterans-professors |title=Report from court archives researched by Laura Perkins |publisher=SFGate.com |date= June 24, 2011|accessdate=December 28, 2011}}</ref> On November 22, 1977, Bruce went to San Francisco to refute charges filed by the district attorney that ], the makers of Wheaties, had been engaged in false advertising. Jenner contended that she likes the cereal and consumes this breakfast cereal two to three times per week. Two days later District Attorney Joseph Freitas withdrew the false advertising suit against General Mills for its advertising campaign featuring Mr. Jenner, saying that it was "a case of overzealousness" on the part of her staff.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.sfgate.com/2002-11-22/news/17571905_1_false-advertising-war-veterans-professors |title=Report from court archives researched by Laura Perkins |publisher=SFGate.com |date= June 24, 2011|accessdate=December 28, 2011}}</ref>


In 1977, the ] selected Jenner with the 140th pick of the ]. Jenner had not actually played basketball since high school; the closest he came to a roundball career was when he sank a basket in the "YMCA" sequence of the film '']'' in 1980. The movie was a ]-era comedy about the singing group ]. It gave Jenner a starring role, but the movie was a ]. Jenner was nominated for the 1980 ] for his performance. That was the end of his theatrical movie career until he appeared in 2011's '']'' in a scene with ] as an actor in a play. ] won the Golden Raspberry as both Worst Actor and Worst Actress in that film. Both ''Can't Stop The Music'' and ''Jack and Jill'' won the ], making Jenner two for two in his movie career. In 1977, the ] selected Jenner with the 140th pick of the ]. Jenner had not actually played basketball since high school; the closest she came to a roundball career was when she sank a basket in the "YMCA" sequence of the film '']'' in 1980. The movie was a ]-era comedy about the singing group ]. It gave Jenner a starring role, but the movie was a ]. Jenner was nominated for the 1980 ] for her performance. That was the end of her theatrical movie career until she appeared in 2011's '']'' in a scene with ] as an actor in a play. ] won the Golden Raspberry as both Worst Actor and Worst Actress in that film. Both ''Can't Stop The Music'' and ''Jack and Jill'' won the ], making Jenner two for two in her movie career.


Jenner decided to try for a television career, and had some success, starring in the TV movies ''The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story'' (1980) and '']'' (1981). In 1981–82 he became a semi-regular on the police series '']'', guest-starring as Officer Steve McLeish (substituting for star ], who was lodged in a contract dispute with ] and ]), for a half-dozen episodes. He also appeared on an episode of the sitcom '']'' where he revealed his dyslexia in a storyline that dealt with a teenaged recurring character dealing with the same problem.{{episode|date=November 2013}} He also appeared on the series ''Learn To Read''. Jenner decided to try for a television career, and had some success, starring in the TV movies ''The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story'' (1980) and '']'' (1981). In 1981–82 she became a semi-regular on the police series '']'', guest-starring as Officer Steve McLeish (substituting for star ], who was lodged in a contract dispute with ] and ]), for a half-dozen episodes. She also appeared on an episode of the sitcom '']'' where she revealed her dyslexia in a storyline that dealt with a teenaged recurring character dealing with the same problem.{{episode|date=November 2013}} she also appeared on the series ''Learn To Read''.


His "hero shot," the finish of the final event of 1976 Olympic decathlon, was parodied by ] on '']'' endorsing "Little Chocolate Donuts" instead of ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIyS87SAu-2:02 |title=in this Belushi Youtube compilation |publisher=Youtube.com |date= |accessdate=July 1, 2010}}</ref> Her "hero shot," the finish of the final event of 1976 Olympic decathlon, was parodied by ] on '']'' endorsing "Little Chocolate Donuts" instead of ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIyS87SAu-2:02 |title=in this Belushi Youtube compilation |publisher=Youtube.com |date= |accessdate=July 1, 2010}}</ref>


Jenner also appears in the video games '']'' (1981) and '']'' (1996). Jenner also appears in the video games '']'' (1981) and '']'' (1996).


==Further TV appearances== ==Further TV appearances==
Jenner has appeared as himself on a variety of ]s and reality TV programs. He starred with ] in an episode of ]'s '']''. The program featured Gresham hunting, fishing, or shooting in exotic spots with celebrities. In the early 1990s he was the host of an ] for a stair-climbing exercise machine called the Stair Climber Plus. Jenner has appeared as herself on a variety of ]s and reality TV programs. She starred with ] in an episode of ]'s '']''. The program featured Gresham hunting, fishing, or shooting in exotic spots with celebrities. In the early 1990s she was the host of an ] for a stair-climbing exercise machine called the Stair Climber Plus.


In January 2002, Jenner participated in an episode of the American series of '']'' featuring Olympic athletes. In February and March 2003, he was part of the cast of the American series of '']'', and made a cameo on a season three episode of '']'' that originally aired in May 2005. He was partnered with ] for '']'' that aired January–March 2006 (they were eliminated during the fifth of seven episodes). Jenner has additionally served as a guest judge on '']'' on ], and appeared on NBC's game show '']'' as well as '']'' with his family. In January 2002, Jenner participated in an episode of the American series of '']'' featuring Olympic athletes. In February and March 2003, she was part of the cast of the American series of '']'', and made a cameo on a season three episode of '']'' that originally aired in May 2005. she was partnered with ] for '']'' that aired January–March 2006 (they were eliminated during the fifth of seven episodes). Jenner has additionally served as a guest judge on '']'' on ], and appeared on NBC's game show '']'' as well as '']'' with her family.


Additional television and talk show appearances by Jenner include ]'s ] film '']'' as well as episodes of '']'', '']'', '']'' on ], '']'', '']'' Olympic Winners episode<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/lingo/141-olympic-winners-episode-820817/|title=TV.com, "#141 Olympic Winners Episode" DailyVariety.com,|accessdate=February 28, 2012}}</ref> and '']'' as well as such talk shows as '']'' and '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bonniehunt.com/as_seen_on/index.php#mon |title=Bonnie Hunt show |publisher=Bonniehunt.com |date= |accessdate=July 1, 2010}}</ref> Additional television and talk show appearances by Jenner include ]'s ] film '']'' as well as episodes of '']'', '']'', '']'' on ], '']'', '']'' Olympic Winners episode<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/lingo/141-olympic-winners-episode-820817/|title=TV.com, "#141 Olympic Winners Episode" DailyVariety.com,|accessdate=February 28, 2012}}</ref> and '']'' as well as such talk shows as '']'' and '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bonniehunt.com/as_seen_on/index.php#mon |title=Bonnie Hunt show |publisher=Bonniehunt.com |date= |accessdate=July 1, 2010}}</ref>
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==Business== ==Business==
His company, Bruce Jenner Aviation, sells aircraft supplies to executives and corporations.<ref>{{cite web| author = Her company, Bruce Jenner Aviation, sells aircraft supplies to executives and corporations.<ref>{{cite web| author =
|title= Bruce Jenner Aviation website| url= http://www.brucejenneraviation.com/| publisher = Bruce Jenner Aviation| date= | accessdate = July 1, 2010}}</ref> Jenner was the business development vice president for a staffing industry software application known as JennerNet, which was based on Lotus Domino technology. |title= Bruce Jenner Aviation website| url= http://www.brucejenneraviation.com/| publisher = Bruce Jenner Aviation| date= | accessdate = July 1, 2010}}</ref> Jenner was the business development vice president for a staffing industry software application known as JennerNet, which was based on Lotus Domino technology.


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==Personal life== ==Personal life==
Jenner named his first son after his deceased brother. During his first marriage, to Chrystie Crownover (1972 to 1981), he had two children, Burt and Casey.<ref>{{cite news|author = Bob Ottum | url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1123922/9/index.htm|title = Hey, Mister Fantasy Man | publisher = ] (SI Vault) | date = November 3, 1980|accessdate = July 1, 2010}}</ref> During his second marriage, to ] (1981 to 1985), he had two sons, ] and ]. Brandon and Brody appeared in their own reality show '']''. Brody was also on the reality show '']''. Jenner named her first son after her deceased brother. During her first marriage, to Chrystie Crownover (1972 to 1981), she had two children, Burt and Casey.<ref>{{cite news|author = Bob Ottum | url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1123922/9/index.htm|title = Hey, Mister Fantasy Man | publisher = ] (SI Vault) | date = November 3, 1980|accessdate = July 1, 2010}}</ref> During her second marriage, to ] (1981 to 1985), she had two sons, ] and ]. Brandon and Brody appeared in their own reality show '']''. Brody was also on the reality show '']''.


Jenner married ] (née Houghton) on April 21, 1991, after five months of dating.<ref>{{cite news | author = Jenner married ] (née Houghton) on April 21, 1991, after five months of dating.<ref>{{cite news | author =
|url = http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iQQhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qXUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1187,4802006&dq=bruce+jenner&hl=en |url = http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iQQhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qXUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1187,4802006&dq=bruce+jenner&hl=en
|title= Jenner-Kardashian | publisher = ] | page = A2| date = April 23, 1991 |title= Jenner-Kardashian | publisher = ] | page = A2| date = April 23, 1991
| accessdate = 2012-12-21}}</ref> Jenner has two daughters with Kris, ] and ]. He is also the stepfather to Kris' four children from her previous marriage to the late lawyer ]: ], ], ] and ]. The Jenners announced their separation in October 2013,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Baker|first1=Ken|last2=Finn|first2=Natalie|title=Kris Jenner and Bruce Jenner Are Separated, "Much Happier" Living Apart|url=http://ca.eonline.com/news/468068/kris-jenner-and-bruce-jenner-are-separated-much-happier-living-apart|accessdate=October 8, 2013|date=October 8, 2013|work=E Online }}</ref> though they had actually separated a year earlier.<ref>{{cite news|last=Takeda|first=Allison|title=Kris Jenner, Bruce Jenner Separate After 22 Years of Marriage: "I Will Always Love Him"|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/kris-jenner-bruce-jenner-separate-after-22-years-of-marriage-i-will-always-love-him-2013810|accessdate=October 8, 2013|date=October 8, 2013|work=Us Weekly}}</ref> | accessdate = 2012-12-21}}</ref> Jenner has two daughters with Kris, ] and ]. she is also the stepfather to Kris' four children from her previous marriage to the late lawyer ]: ], ], ] and ]. The Jenners announced their separation in October 2013,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Baker|first1=Ken|last2=Finn|first2=Natalie|title=Kris Jenner and Bruce Jenner Are Separated, "Much Happier" Living Apart|url=http://ca.eonline.com/news/468068/kris-jenner-and-bruce-jenner-are-separated-much-happier-living-apart|accessdate=October 8, 2013|date=October 8, 2013|work=E Online }}</ref> though they had actually separated a year earlier.<ref>{{cite news|last=Takeda|first=Allison|title=Kris Jenner, Bruce Jenner Separate After 22 Years of Marriage: "I Will Always Love her"|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/kris-jenner-bruce-jenner-separate-after-22-years-of-marriage-i-will-always-love-her-2013810|accessdate=October 8, 2013|date=October 8, 2013|work=Us Weekly}}</ref>


==See also== ==See also==
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Bridget Jenner
File:Bruce Jenner.jpgIn March 2011 when known as Bruce Jenner
Personal information
Birth nameWilliam Bruce Jenner
NationalityAmerican
Born (1949-10-28) October 28, 1949 (age 75)
Mt. Kisco, New York, U.S.
Weight194 lb (88 kg) (1976)
Spouse(s)Chrystie Crownover
(1972-1981)
Linda Thompson
(1982-1984)
Kris Jenner
(1991-present)
WebsiteOfficial website
Sport
CountryUnited States of America
SportTrack & Field
EventDecathlon
College teamGraceland University
Coached byRandy Trentman
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Decathlon
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 1975 Mexico City Decathlon

Bridget Jenner (born William Bruce Jenner; October 28, 1949) is a former U.S. track and field athlete, motivational speaker, television personality and businesswoman. She won the gold medal in the Decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. She is a transgender woman.

Following her Olympic victory and the related recognition, her professional career evolved into being a television celebrity. By 1981, she had starred in several made-for-TV movies and was Erik Estrada's replacement on the top rated TV series CHiPs. In 1991, she married Kris Jenner (née Houghton, previously Kardashian). Since the 2007 debut of Keeping Up with the Kardashians she was seen as the stepfather of the Kardashian siblings: Kourtney, Kim, Khloe and Rob Kardashian; and the father of Burt, Casey, Brandon, Brody, Kendall and Kylie Jenner. She is noted for her use of cosmetic surgery.

Early life

Jenner was born William Bruce Jenner in Mount Kisco, New York to Esther R. (née McGuire) and William Hugh Jenner. Jenner has a younger sister named Nicole. her younger brother, Burt was killed in a car accident in Canton, Connecticut shortly after Jenner's success in the Olympics. Jenner was diagnosed with dyslexia as a young child.

She attended Newtown High School in Newtown, Connecticut, after spending a year at Sleepy Hollow High School in Sleepy Hollow, New York. Jenner earned a football scholarship and attended Graceland College (now Graceland University) in Iowa, but a knee injury forced her to stop playing football and she switched to the decathlon. She was mentored by Graceland's track coach L. D. Weldon, who was the first to recognize Jenner's potential and encouraged her to pursue the decathlon. Jenner debuted in the decathlon at the Drake Relays in 1970, placing fifth.

Olympic career

Jenner placed third in the decathlon at the 1972 U.S. Olympic trials and finished in tenth place at the 1972 Munich games. her success prompted her to devote himself to an intense training regimen, while also selling insurance outside training hours. In the era before professionalism was allowed in athletics this kind of training was unheard of. During that period she spent eight hours a day at the San Jose City College track. Centered around Bert Bonanno, the coach at SJCC, San Jose at the time was a hotbed for training aspiring Olympic athletes, including Jenner, along with Millard Hampton, Andre Phillips, John Powell, Mac Wilkins, Al Feuerbach and others. In 1974 and 1976, Jenner was the American champion in the event.

At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, she won the gold medal in the Decathlon, setting the world record of 8,616 points. The world record was broken by just 4 points by Daley Thompson in 1980. In 1985, the IAAF Decathlon scoring table was changed, so Jenner's winning score has been reevaluated against that table and reported as 8634 for comparative purposes. As of 2011, Jenner is #25 on the world all-time list and the #9 American.

As a result of winning the Olympic decathlon, Jenner was a national hero. She was the 1976 recipient of the James E. Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the United States. Jenner was also the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year in 1976. she was inducted into the Olympic Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame, the Connecticut Sports Hall of Fame in 1994 and the United States National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1980. she was inducted into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.

San Jose City College hosted the "Bruce Jenner Invitational" (frequently shortened to "Jenner") as a televised, annual stop on the United States Track and Field Circuit (a meet equivalent in stature to the Prefontaine Classic) for the better part of two decades. Records were set at the meet, with Jenner frequently hosting the telecasts.

Celebrity

In the 1970s, Olympic athletes were considered amateur and were absolutely not allowed to seek or accept payment for their positions as sports celebrities. In 1972, three major Olympic titles that had a long history of American success (basketball, 100 meters and decathlon), were won by Soviet athletes during the Cold War. Winning 'back' the decathlon title made Jenner an American hero. After her Olympic success, Jenner set out to cash in on her celebrity status (requiring her to give up any future Olympic appearances). She left her vaulting poles in the stadium, having no intention of ever using them again. Quickly after the Games, Jenner appeared on the front of Wheaties brand breakfast cereal as a "Wheaties champion." Of several hundred athletes who have been so featured, Jenner is one of seven Wheaties "spokesmen." She was invited to the White House to meet with President Gerald R. Ford, who autographed a political cartoon that featured the pair.

On November 22, 1977, Bruce went to San Francisco to refute charges filed by the district attorney that General Mills, the makers of Wheaties, had been engaged in false advertising. Jenner contended that she likes the cereal and consumes this breakfast cereal two to three times per week. Two days later District Attorney Joseph Freitas withdrew the false advertising suit against General Mills for its advertising campaign featuring Mr. Jenner, saying that it was "a case of overzealousness" on the part of her staff.

In 1977, the Kansas City Kings selected Jenner with the 140th pick of the NBA Draft. Jenner had not actually played basketball since high school; the closest she came to a roundball career was when she sank a basket in the "YMCA" sequence of the film Can't Stop the Music in 1980. The movie was a disco-era comedy about the singing group The Village People. It gave Jenner a starring role, but the movie was a flop. Jenner was nominated for the 1980 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor for her performance. That was the end of her theatrical movie career until she appeared in 2011's Jack and Jill in a scene with Al Pacino as an actor in a play. Adam Sandler won the Golden Raspberry as both Worst Actor and Worst Actress in that film. Both Can't Stop The Music and Jack and Jill won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture, making Jenner two for two in her movie career.

Jenner decided to try for a television career, and had some success, starring in the TV movies The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story (1980) and Grambling's White Tiger (1981). In 1981–82 she became a semi-regular on the police series CHiPs, guest-starring as Officer Steve McLeish (substituting for star Erik Estrada, who was lodged in a contract dispute with NBC and MGM), for a half-dozen episodes. She also appeared on an episode of the sitcom Silver Spoons where she revealed her dyslexia in a storyline that dealt with a teenaged recurring character dealing with the same problem. she also appeared on the series Learn To Read.

Her "hero shot," the finish of the final event of 1976 Olympic decathlon, was parodied by John Belushi on Saturday Night Live endorsing "Little Chocolate Donuts" instead of Wheaties.

Jenner also appears in the video games Olympic Decathlon (1981) and Bruce Jenner's World Class Decathlon (1996).

Further TV appearances

Jenner has appeared as herself on a variety of game shows and reality TV programs. She starred with Grits Gresham in an episode of ABC's The American Sportsman. The program featured Gresham hunting, fishing, or shooting in exotic spots with celebrities. In the early 1990s she was the host of an infomercial for a stair-climbing exercise machine called the Stair Climber Plus.

In January 2002, Jenner participated in an episode of the American series of The Weakest Link featuring Olympic athletes. In February and March 2003, she was part of the cast of the American series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, and made a cameo on a season three episode of The Apprentice that originally aired in May 2005. she was partnered with Tai Babilonia for Skating with Celebrities that aired January–March 2006 (they were eliminated during the fifth of seven episodes). Jenner has additionally served as a guest judge on Pet Star on Animal Planet, and appeared on NBC's game show Identity as well as Celebrity Family Feud with her family.

Additional television and talk show appearances by Jenner include Nickelodeon's made-for-TV film Gym Teacher: The Movie as well as episodes of Murder, She Wrote, Family Guy, Pet Star on Animal Planet, Identity, Lingo Olympic Winners episode and Celebrity Family Feud as well as such talk shows as Hannity and The Bonnie Hunt Show.

Since late 2007, Jenner has starred in the E! reality series Keeping Up with the Kardashians, along with wife Kris Jenner, stepdaughters Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, and stepson Rob (from Kris' marriage to attorney Robert Kardashian), and daughters Kylie and Kendall. Season two had an average of 1.6 million viewers, an increase over the previous cycle. Jenner has also made cameo appearances on the show's spinoff series.

Business

Her company, Bruce Jenner Aviation, sells aircraft supplies to executives and corporations. Jenner was the business development vice president for a staffing industry software application known as JennerNet, which was based on Lotus Domino technology.

Jenner was the marketing name for Bruce Jenner's Westwood Centers for Nautilus & Aerobics in the early 1980s. Jenner had no ownership in the centers. The fitness centers were owned by David Cirotto. The centers were sold to Super Fitness Centers, owned by martial arts expert Paul Snow.

Personal life

Jenner named her first son after her deceased brother. During her first marriage, to Chrystie Crownover (1972 to 1981), she had two children, Burt and Casey. During her second marriage, to Linda Thompson (1981 to 1985), she had two sons, Brandon and Sam "Brody". Brandon and Brody appeared in their own reality show The Princes of Malibu. Brody was also on the reality show The Hills.

Jenner married Kris Jenner (née Houghton) on April 21, 1991, after five months of dating. Jenner has two daughters with Kris, Kendall and Kylie. she is also the stepfather to Kris' four children from her previous marriage to the late lawyer Robert Kardashian: Kourtney, Kim, Khloé and Rob. The Jenners announced their separation in October 2013, though they had actually separated a year earlier.

See also

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Records
Preceded bySoviet Union Mykola Avilov Men's decathlon world record holder
August 10, 1975 – May 15, 1980 		Succeeded byUnited Kingdom Daley Thompson
Awards and achievements
Preceded bySoviet Union Mykola Avilov World's Greatest Athlete
1976 		Succeeded byUnited Kingdom Daley Thompson
Olympic champions in the men's all-around, pentathlon and decathlon
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Pan American Champions in men's decathlon
Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year
World best year performance in men's decathlon

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