Bruce jenner olympics

B ruce Jenner won a gold medal in the decathlon in the Olympic Games. He also set a new world record for the decathlon, with 8, points. After the Olympics, he used the fame he had won to develop a new career as an entrepreneur, product spokesperson, and motivational speaker. Jenner was born and grew up in Mt. William Jenner had competed in the U.

Army Olympics in Nuremberg , Germany , in , and won a silver medal in the yard dash. In addition, Jenner's grandfather had run in several Boston Marathons. Jenner inherited their athletic ability and high energy level. Despite his athletic talent, Jenner soon grew to hate school because he had a reading disability that caused him to fail second grade a big embarrassment.

He would do anything to get out of reading in front of the class, and focused his energy on sports instead. When he was in fifth grade, Jenner's teacher had all the students run, timing them to see who was the best.

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Jenner was the fastest runner in the school. This success encouraged his interest in sports. According to Mike Downey in the Los Angeles Times, "On a field of play he would challenge anyone he knew to be a good student, just so he could clobber that kid and then say, 'Read that. Jenner's family moved to Newtown, Connecticut before he began high school.

While in high school, he was a pole vault and high jump champion.