Caitlyn Jenner, then known as Bruce Jenner, won the Men’s decathlon at the 1976 Montreal Olympics on this day.

1976 — Bruce Jenner sets the world record in the Olympic decathlon with 8,618 points, breaking Nikolai Avilov’s mark by 164 points. 1980 — Houston pitcher J.R. Richard suffers a stroke during a ...

By 1975, Jenner was the No. 1 decathlete in the world after setting a record of 8,524 points at a meet in Eugene, Oregon, and improving on that record with 8,538 points at the Olympic trials.

Jenner returned to the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal and won the gold medal for the decathlon, giving him the title of the world’s greatest athlete. After two children and seven years together ...