publication date: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 (part of Fall 2019)

category: Sports

clue: It was once unimaginable that this gold medalist and Wheaties box subject would be famous for anything besides sports, but then came a certain reality show and gender transition.

intended difficulty: very easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Matthew Preston, and Erik Bates


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