Biography Of Bruce Jenner

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My famous person is Caitlyn Jenner which was formerly known as Bruce Jenner. Caitlyn came out of the closet in 2015. Bruce Jenner was born October 28, 1949 in Mount Kisco, New York to Esther and William Jenner. Esther and William had four children together, they had two girls and two boys. Bruce was always in sports. Bruce went to college at Graceland College in Iowa with a football scholarship. While playing football on his scholarship he had injured his knee and was forced to just focus on Track and field. His track coach L.D. Weldon encouraged Bruce to train for the Olympic decathlon. In 1972 at Olympic Games in Munich West Germany he placed 3rd in the trials and 10th in the games. Then at

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