Bruce Jenner, Olympic gold medalist & star of “Keeping Up With the Kardashians
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William Bruce Jenner (born October 28, 1949) is a former U.S. track and field athlete, motivational speaker, socialite, and television personality, known principally for winning the gold medal for decathlon in the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics.
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. His success prompted him to devote himself full-time to a grueling training regimen, which he openly acknowledged was supported and graciously subsidized by his then wife. During that period he spent 8 hours a day at the San Jose City College track. His presence in the San Jose area was part of what made San Jose a hotbed for training elite athletes in the era. In 1974 and 1976, he was the American champion in the event.
He won a gold medal in the Decathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics, setting a world record of 8,634 points. He 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. He 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.
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 the Jenner frequently hosting the telecasts.
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