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| He was an excellent high school athlete, Bruce Jenner earned a ] scholarship and attended Graceland College (now ]), but a knee injury forced him to stop playing football and switch to the ]. He became an American champion in the event and won a gold medal at the ]. | He was an excellent high school athlete, Bruce Jenner earned a ] scholarship and attended Graceland College (now ]), but a knee injury forced him to stop playing football and switch to the ]. He became an American champion in the event and won a gold medal at the ]. | ||
| Bruce Jenner attended Newtown High School in ] the stadium there was to be named after him but atfter an argument between the school and Jenner the stadium is now called blue and gold stadium. | |||
| He is widely known to have struggled with ] and after retiring from sports, he built a successful career as a motivational speaker. In addition, he has acted in a number of telervision shows and motion pictures. | He is widely known to have struggled with ] and after retiring from sports, he built a successful career as a motivational speaker. In addition, he has acted in a number of telervision shows and motion pictures. | ||
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William Bruce Jenner (born December 28, 1949 in Mount Kisco, New York) is a U.S. track athlete.
He was 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.
Bruce Jenner attended Newtown High School in Newtown, CT the stadium there was to be named after him but atfter an argument between the school and Jenner the stadium is now called blue and gold stadium.
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 telervision shows and motion pictures.
| Olympic champions in the men's all-around, pentathlon and decathlon | |
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