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Bruce Jenner

Full name: William Bruce Jenner
Gender: Male
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Weight: 194 lbs (88 kg)
Born: October 28, 1949 in Mount Kisco, New York, United States
Affiliations: San Jose Stars
Country: USA United States
Sport: Athletics

Medals: 1 Gold (1 Total)

Biography

While in high school, Bruce Jenner three times won the Eastern States water ski championship and placed well in the Connecticut State High School track & field meet, but he gave no indication that he would one day become the world’s greatest athlete. Jenner went to tiny Graceland College in Lamoni, Iowa, on a football scholarship, but shortly took up the decathlon and only one year later qualified for the 1972 Olympic team. After placing 10th in the 1972 Olympic decathlon, Jenner won the 1974 AAU title and in 1975 he was Pan-Am champion and set a world record (8,524) in the triangular meet with the USSR and Poland. In 1976, Jenner won his second AAU title and crowned a brilliant career by taking the Olympic gold medal with a new world record of 8,618 points. The charismatic Jenner became a television and movie personality as soon as his competitive days were over. After splitting with his first wife, he married Linda Thompson, who was Elvis Presley’s girlfriend when that legend passed away in 1978. After that marriage ended in divorce, Jenner married Kris Kardashian, ex-wife of Robert Kardashian, one of O. J. Simpson's lawyers, and star of a reality television series in the United States.

Personal Bests: 100 – 10.7 (1975); 400 – 47.5 (1976); 1,500 – 4:12.6 (1976); 110H – 14.3 (1976); HJ – 6-8 (2.03) (1976); PV – 15-8 (4.80) (1974); LJ – 24-0¼ (7.32) (1974); SP – 50-4½ (15.35) (1976); DT – 169-7 (51.69) (1976); JT – 227-11 (69.47) (1972); Decathlon – 8,634 (1976).

Results

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Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics Men's Decathlon United States USA 10
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics Men's Decathlon United States USA 1 Gold WR

Men's Decathlon

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Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank P(1971HT) P(1977AT) P(1985AT) T(A) D P(1977T) P(1985T) C/F/P H T(H) P(1971AT) P(1962HT) P(1962T)
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States Final Standings 10 7.671 7.721 7.722
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States 100 metres 24T 784 11.35 721
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States 100 metres Heat One 7 784 11.35 721
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States Long jump 30 6.53 704 721
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States Long jump Round One NP 6.49
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States Long jump Round Two NP 6.53
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States Long jump Round Three NP 6.46
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States Shot put 22 13.56 701 700
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States Shot put Round One NP 13.27
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States Shot put Round Two NP 13.54
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States Shot put Round Three NP 13.56
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States High jump 11T 731 1.92 788
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States High jump 1.80 metres NP xo
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States High jump 1.86 metres NP o
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States High jump 1.89 metres NP o
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States High jump 1.92 metres NP xo
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States High jump 1.95 metres NP xxx
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States 400 metres 15 838 49.49 49.5 828 829
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States 400 metres Heat One 5 838 49.49 49.4 828 833
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States 110 metre hurdles 16 780 15.59 788
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States 110 metre hurdles Heat One 5 780 15.59 788
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States Discus throw 14 42.24 710 729
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States Discus throw Round One NP foul
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States Discus throw Round Two NP foul
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States Discus throw Round Three NP 42.24
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States Pole vault 4T 775 4.55 945
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States Pole vault 4.10 metres NP o
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States Pole vault 4.30 metres NP xo
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States Pole vault 4.50 metres NP xo
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States Pole vault 4.55 metres NP o
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States Pole vault 4.60 metres NP xxx
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States Javelin throw 2 66.02 829 833
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States Javelin throw Round One NP 63.20
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States Javelin throw Round Two NP 66.02
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States Javelin throw Round Three NP 60.88
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States 1,500 metres 4 819 4:18.9 668
1972 Summer 22 München Athletics United States 1,500 metres Heat Two 1 819 4:18.9 668
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States Final Standings 1 WR 8.617 8.634 8.618
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States 100 metres 8T 819 874 10.94
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States 100 metres Heat Three 2 819 874 10.94
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States Long jump 8 7.22 865 866
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States Long jump Round One NP 7.05
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States Long jump Round Two NP 7.07
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States Long jump Round Three NP 7.22
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States Shot put 2 15.35 809 811
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States Shot put Round One NP 14.96
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States Shot put Round Two NP 14.58
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States Shot put Round Three NP 15.35
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States High jump 2T 882 831 2.03
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States High jump 1.84 metres NP o
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States High jump 1.91 metres NP xo
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States High jump 1.97 metres NP o
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States High jump 2.00 metres NP o
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States High jump 2.03 metres NP xxo
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States High jump 2.06 metres NP xxx
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States 400 metres 2 923 922 933 47.51 47.5
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States 400 metres Heat Four 1 923 922 933 47.51 47.5
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States 110 metre hurdles 7 866 869 14.84
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States 110 metre hurdles Heat Four 2 866 869 14.84
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States Discus throw 1 50.04 873 871
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States Discus throw Round One NP 50.04
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States Discus throw Round Two NP 49.16
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States Discus throw Round Three NP 49.16
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States Pole vault 2T 1.005 849 4.80
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States Pole vault 4.30 metres NP o
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States Pole vault 4.60 metres NP xo
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States Pole vault 4.70 metres NP xxo
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States Pole vault 4.80 metres NP xo
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States Pole vault 4.90 metres NP xxx
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States Javelin throw 4 68.52 862 867
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States Javelin throw Round One NP 61.26
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States Javelin throw Round Two NP 68.12
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States Javelin throw Round Three NP 68.52
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States 1,500 metres 2 714 863 4:12.61
1976 Summer 26 Montréal Athletics United States 1,500 metres Heat Three 2 4:12.61