Brittney Reese

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Reese in 2013.
Personal information
Nationality American
Born (1986-09-09) September 9, 1986 (age 26)
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight 140 lb (64 kg)
Sport
Country United States
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Long jump
Medal record[hide]Women's athletics
Competitor for the United States
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
World Championships 3 0 0
World Indoor Championhips 2 0 0
Total 6 0 0

Olympic Games
Gold 2012 London Long jump
World Championships
Gold 2009 Berlin Long jump
Gold 2011 Daegu Long jump
Gold 2013 Moscow Long jump
World Indoor Championships
Gold 2010 Doha Long jump
Gold 2012 Istanbul Long jump


Brittney Reese (born September 9, 1986) is an American long jumper, Olympic gold medalist, and is a five-time world champion. Reese is the indoor American record holder in the long jump with a distance of 7.23 meters.

Contents [hide]
1 Personal
2 Career
3 Philanthropy
4 Major competition record
5 Personal bests
6 References
7 Further reading
8 External links
Personal[edit source | edit]Born in Inglewood, California,[1] Reese is a 2004 graduate of Gulfport High School, where she became state champion in the long jump and triple jump.[2] She later attended MGCCC and the University of Mississippi. Reese was a member of the women's basketball team at MGCCC and was recently inducted into their sports Hall of Fame.

Career[edit source | edit]She was the NCAA Outdoor Champion in long jump in 2007 and 2008. Reese set a personal best in the long jump of 22 feet, 9.75 inches (6.95 meters) in July 2008 in Eugene, Oregon at the U.S. Olympic Trials to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. At the Olympics, Reese had the best qualifying jump at 6.87 meters. However, Reese placed fifth in the final, with a jump of 6.76 meters.

On May 24, 2009, in Belém, Reese extended her personal best to 7.06 m (0.7 m/s wind). This brought her to third on the American all-time list, behind Marion Jones and Jackie Joyner-Kersee.[3]

At the 2009 World Athletics Championships, in Berlin, Reese won the long jump title with a jump of 7.10 meters, beating defending champion Tatyana Lebedeva.[4] Reese is the third youngest champion in the history of the event.[5]

At the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Reese won the gold medal in the long jump with a jump of 6.70 meters.

At the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, Reese successfully retained the gold medal in the long jump with a jump of 6.82 meters.[6]

At the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Reese successfully retained the gold medal in the long jump with a jump of 7.23 meters.[7] She became the first woman to win back-to-back World indoor titles in the long jump when she landed a 7.23 m last round effort, the longest mark indoors since 1989, a new American record and third on the all-time indoor lists. At the start of the outdoor season she broke Carol Lewis' long-standing meet record at the Mt SAC Relays with a jump of 7.12 m.[8]

Reese won her third consecutive long jump world outdoor title at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow with a jump of 7.01m, beating Blessing Okagbare narrowly by 2cm.

Reese is currently represented by Mark Pryor of World Express Athletic Management.

Philanthropy[edit source | edit]On November 14, 2011, Reese donated 100 turkeys and her time to various homeless and religious organizations in her community of Gulfport, Mississippi as her way of "giving back" to the community that has supported her throughout her athletic career. She wanted to make Thanksgiving a little easier, in an area where there are few resources for those in need.

Major competition record[edit source | edit]Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the United States
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 8th Long jump 6.60 m
2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 5th Long jump 6.76 m
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 1st Long jump 7.10 m
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 1st Long jump 6.70 m
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 1st Long jump 6.82 m
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 1st Long jump 7.23 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 1st Long jump 7.12 m
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 1st Long jump 7.01 m

Personal bests[edit source | edit]Event Best (m) Venue Date Note(s)
Long jump (outdoor) 7.25 Doha May 10, 2013
Long jump (indoor) 7.23 Istanbul March 11, 2012 AR, NR

All information taken from IAAF profile.
References[edit source | edit]1.^ "Brittney Reese hopes to be leaps and bounds above the rest". Los Angeles Times. April 20, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2012. "Reese, who was born in Inglewood, Calif., and moved at the age of 3 to Mississippi"
2.^ Gex II, Joseph W. (August 14, 2012). "Brittney Reese - Coast’s golden hero". Sea Coast Echo. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
3.^ Biscayart, Eduardo (2009-05-25). Belém spectacular produces five world season leads – IAAF World Athletics Tour. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-05-30.
4.^ (2009-08-23). Reese wins women's long jump at worlds. The Associated Press. Retrieved on 2009-08-24.
5.^ Laura Arcoleo (2009-08-23). Reese – ‘I knew I had it in me’. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-24.
6.^ Hart, Simon (August 28, 2011). "World Athletics Championships 2011: American Trey Hardee retains decathlon title as Ashton Eaton fades". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
7.^ "EVENT REPORT - Women's Long Jump - Final". http://www.iaaf.org.
8.^ Lee, Kirby (2012-04-22). World leads by Reese and Aarrass highlight Mt Sac Relays. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-22.
Further reading[edit source | edit]"The Beast is Hunting Olympic Gold". Sports Illustrated.com. January 10, 2012.
"Pistorius Advances to 400 Semifinals at Worlds". The New York Times. August 28, 2011.
External links[edit source | edit] Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Brittney Reese

IAAF profile for Reese Brittney
USA Track & Field Profile
NBC Olympics Bio
Ole Miss Sports Profile
Brittney Reese on Twitter
World Express Athletic Management



Sporting positions
Preceded by
Naide Gomes Women's long jump
Best year performance
2009 Succeeded by
Olga Kucherenko
Preceded by
Olga Kucherenko Women's long jump
Best year performance
2011–2012 Succeeded by
[to be determined]
[show]v ·t ·e2012 USA Olympic Track & Field Team

Qualification 2012 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)

Men's track & road athletes Abdihakem Abdirahman ·Kyle Alcorn ·Ryan Bailey ·Trevor Barron ·Donald Cabral ·Matthew Centrowitz, Jr. ·Kerron Clement ·Jeff Demps ·Justin Gatlin ·Tyson Gay ·Ryan Hall ·Evan Jager ·Meb Keflezighi ·Trell Kimmons (r) ·Bernard Lagat ·Lopez Lomong ·Joshua Mance (r) ·Leonel Manzano ·Tony McQuay ·Aries Merritt ·LaShawn Merritt ·Manteo Mitchell (r) ·Maurice Mitchell ·Bryshon Nellum ·John Nunn ·Darvis Patton (r) ·Jeffrey Porter ·Jason Richardson ·Dathan Ritzenhein ·Mike Rodgers (r) ·Khadevis Robinson ·Galen Rupp ·Duane Solomon ·Wallace Spearmon ·Nicholas Symmonds ·Matt Tegenkamp ·Angelo Taylor ·Michael Tinsley ·Jeremy Wariner ·Andrew Wheating ·Isiah Young

Men's field athletes Lance Brooks ·Christian Cantwell ·Will Claye ·Ashton Eaton ·Sean Furey ·Marquise Goodwin ·Trey Hardee ·Reese Hoffa ·Cyrus Hostetler ·Kibwe Johnson ·Craig Kinsley ·George Kitchens ·A. G. Kruger ·Erik Kynard, Jr. ·Derek Miles ·Jamie Nieto ·Jarred Rome ·Jeremy Scott ·Christian Taylor ·Brad Walker ·Ryan Whiting ·Jesse Williams ·Jason Young

Women's track & road athletes Keshia Baker (r) ·Ti'erra Brown ·Janet Cherobon-Bawcom ·Emma Coburn ·Kim Conley ·Julie Culley ·Desiree Davila ·Lashinda Demus ·Diamond Dixon (r) ·Allyson Felix ·Shalane Flanagan ·Bridget Franek ·Geena Gall ·Kara Goucher ·Dawn Harper ·Amy Hastings ·Molly Huddle ·Carmelita Jeter ·Lolo Jones ·Shalaya Kipp ·Bianca Knight (r) ·Tianna Madison ·Francena McCorory ·Maria Michta ·Georganne Moline ·Alysia Montano ·Sanya Richards-Ross ·Shannon Rowbury ·Alice Schmidt ·Jennifer Simpson ·Jeneba Tarmoh (r) ·DeeDee Trotter ·Morgan Uceny ·Lisa Uhl ·Kellie Wells ·Lauryn Williams (r)

Women's field athletes Amy Acuff ·Brigetta Barrett ·Amanda Bingson ·Brittany Borman ·Tia Brooks ·Jillian Camarena-Williams ·Amber Campbell ·Michelle Carter ·Jessica Cosby ·Sharon Day ·Janay DeLoach ·Hyleas Fountain ·Chelsea Hayes ·Becky Holliday ·Lacey Janson ·Gia Lewis-Smallwood ·Chaunte Lowe ·Chantae McMillan ·Kara Patterson ·Brittney Reese ·Amanda Smock ·Jennifer Suhr ·Aretha Thurmond ·Stephanie Brown Trafton ·Rachel Yurkovich

Coaches Tonja Buford-Bailey (women's asst) ·Amy Deem (women's head coach) ·Edrick Floreal (men's asst) ·Jack Hazen (men's asst) ·Mike Holloway (men's asst) ·Rose Monday (women's asst) ·Connie Price-Smith (women's asst) ·Tom Pukstys (men's asst) ·Andrew Valmon (men's head coach) ·Gwen Wentland (women's asst)

[show]v ·t ·eOlympic Champions in Women's Long Jump

1948: Olga Gyarmati (HUN) ·1952: Yvette Williams (NZL) ·1956: Elżbieta Krzesińska (POL) ·1960: Vera Krepkina (URS) ·1964: Mary Rand (GBR) ·1968: Viorica Viscopoleanu (ROU) ·1972: Heide Rosendahl (FRG) ·1976: Angela Voigt (GDR) ·1980: Tatyana Kolpakova (URS) ·1984: Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu (ROU) ·1988: Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) ·1992: Heike Drechsler (GER) ·1996: Chioma Ajunwa (NGR) ·2000: Heike Drechsler (GER) ·2004: Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) ·2008: Maurren Maggi (BRA) ·2012: Brittney Reese (USA)

[show]v ·t ·eWorld Champions in Women's Long Jump

1983: Heike Daute (GDR) ·1987 – 1991: Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) ·1993: Heike Drechsler (GER) ·1995: Fiona May (ITA) ·1997: Lyudmila Galkina (RUS) ·1999: Niurka Montalvo (ESP) ·2001: Fiona May (ITA) ·2003: Eunice Barber (FRA) ·2005: Tianna Madison (USA) ·2007: Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) ·2009 – 2013: Brittney Reese (USA)

[show]v ·t ·eWorld Indoor Champions in Women's Long Jump

1985: Helga Radtke (GDR) ·1987: Heike Drechsler (GDR) ·1989: Galina Chistyakova (URS) ·1991: Larysa Berezhna (URS) ·1993: Marieta Ilcu (ROM) ·1995: Lyudmila Galkina (RUS) ·1997: Fiona May (ITA) ·1999: Tatyana Kotova (RUS) ·2001: Dawn Burrell (USA) ·2003: Tatyana Kotova (RUS) ·2004: Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) ·2006: Tatyana Kotova (RUS) ·2008: Naide Gomes (POR) ·2010 – 2012: Brittney Reese (USA)

Persondata
Name Reese, Brittney
Alternative names
Short description American long jumper
Date of birth 1986-09-09
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death
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Categories: 1986 birthsLiving peopleAmerican long jumpersAfrican-American track and field athletesAthletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer OlympicsAthletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer OlympicsOlympic track and field athletes of the United StatesPeople from Gulfport, MississippiAfrican-American female track and field athletesFemale long jumpersOlympic gold medalists for the United StatesOlympic medalists in athletics (track and field)World Championships in Athletics medalistsMedalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics