Bruce Jenner


 
 

William Bruce Jenner (born October 28, 1949 in Mount Kisco, New York) is a U.S. track athlete.

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An excellent high school athlete, Bruce Jenner earned a football scholarship and attended Graceland College (now Graceland University), but a knee injury forced him to stop playing football and switch to the decathlon. He became an American champion in the event and won a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

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Bruce Jenner attended Newtown High School in Newtown, Connecticut. The stadium there was to be named after him, but following an argument between the school and Jenner, the stadium is now called Blue and Gold Stadium.

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He is widely known to have struggled with dyslexia and after retiring from sports, he built a successful career as a motivational speaker. In addition, he has acted in a number of television shows and motion pictures.

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October 28: October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 64 days remaining....

1949: 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday....

Mount Kisco, New York: Mount Kisco is both a village and a town located in Westchester County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 9,983....


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