The Olympic torch that Caitlyn Jenner — “formerly known as Bruce” — carried around Lake Tahoe is going to auction.
After Jenner won the 1976 Olympic Decathlon Gold Medal he carried the torch at the 1984 Summer Olympics, and estimates predict that torch could go for as much as $20,000 when it’s auctioned off later this summer.
Bob Lorsch will auction the 24-inch torch off at Platinum Night Sports Auction in Chicago at the end of July.
Chris Ivy, the director of the auction, said he sees the torch as a “wonderful symbol” that “masculinity and femininity are not mutually exclusive.”
Jenner celebrates after his record setting performance in the decathlon in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. (Photo: Tony Duffy/Getty Images)
“The decathlon has long been considered the ultimate athletic proving ground. Jenner has played both gender roles masterfully,” Ivy said.
“Other than trinkets and signed memorabilia, this is the first piece of what I would consider significant Jenner memorabilia to reach the auction block.” (RELATED: Bruce Jenner Wanted Wife To Have Abortion For His First Daughter, She Says)
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Jenner, 65, publicly announced he was becoming a woman to Diane Sawyer in April, and then weeks later made his debut as “Caitlyn” on the cover of “Vanity Fair.” (PHOTOS: Caitlyn Jenner’s First Public Appearance Is NYC Pride Event)