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Caitlyn Jenner: Quick Facts

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Also Known As William Bruce Jenner
Born October 28, 1949 (age 77) • New York
Awards And Honors James E. Sullivan Award (1976) • Olympic Games (1976)
Notable Family Members daughter Kylie Jenner

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Caitlyn Jenner stands at a microphone in a white dress, accepting the Arthur Ashe award for courage at the ESPY Awards, with a colorful blurred background behind her.
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Rafer Johnson
American athlete and actor
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John Naber
American athlete
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Tracy Caulkins
American swimmer
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Edwin Moses
American athlete
Janet Evans
Janet Evans
American swimmer
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American athlete
Debbie Meyer
Debbie Meyer
American swimmer
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Glenn Davis
American track and field athlete
Kylie Jenner poses in a red and light blue gown with an asymmetrical neckline at the 2023 Met Gala in New York City.
Kylie Jenner
American television personality and entrepreneur
Kim Kardashian in 2008, with long dark wavy hair, large gold hoop earrings, and a black top, looking directly at the camera.
Kim Kardashian
American television personality and entrepreneur
Daley Thompson executing his long jump en route to successfully defending his Olympic decathlon title at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
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British athlete
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Jim Thorpe
American athlete
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Ashton Eaton
American decathlete
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Donna de Varona
American athlete and sportscaster
Bob Mathias
Bob Mathias
American athlete
Irena Szewińska
Irena Szewińska
Polish athlete
Champion swimmer Kornelia Ender
Kornelia Ender
East German swimmer
Tatyana Kazankina clinching the gold medal in the 1,500-metre race at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow
Tatyana Kazankina
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Lasse Virén
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