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Caitlyn Marie Jenner (born William Bruce Jenner; October 28, 1949) is an American media personality and former Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete. (Full article...)

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Jenner at the 1975 Pan American Games

Jenner was the American champion in the men's decathlon event in 1974, and was featured on the cover of Track & Field News magazine's August 1974 issue.[1][2] While on tour in 1975, Jenner won the French national championship,[3] and a gold medal at the 1975 Pan American Games, setting the tournament record with 8,045 points.[4] This was followed by world records of 8,524 points at the U.S.A./U.S.S.R./Poland triangular meet in Eugene, Oregon, on August 9–10, 1975, breaking Avilov's record,[5] and 8,538 points at the 1976 Olympic trials, also in Eugene.[6][7] The second Eugene record was a hybrid score because of a timing system failure and it was wind aided. Still, Jenner was proud of "A nice little workout, huh?"

We got what we wanted. We scared the hell out of everybody in the world only a month away from the Games.[8]

Of the 13 decathlons Jenner competed in between 1973 and 1976, the only loss was at the 1975 AAU National Championships, when a "no height" in the pole vault marred the score.[4]

More selected biographies
  1. "1974 Covers (18-issue year)". Track & Field News. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  2. "USA Outdoor Track & Field Hall of Fame". USA Track & Field. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  3. "French Championships". gbrathletics.com. 2007. Archived from the original on December 26, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  4. Mike Sielski (November 19, 2003). "Jenner true to word, wins Olympic gold". ESPN Classic. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
  5. Conrad, John (August 11, 1975). "Jenner gets his record – handily". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  6. Richard Hymans (2008). "The History of the United States Olympic trials – Track and Field" (PDF). USA Track and Field. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  7. Conrad, John (June 27, 1976). "Brigham's Olympian hopes at end". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  8. Litsky, Frank (June 27, 1976). "Jenner Triumphs In Decathlon Trial". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
Jenner in 2017
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