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{{short description|American long jumper}}

factoids

| birth_place = Inglewood, California, U.S.| hometown = Gulfport, Mississippi, U.S.| residence = | height = 5 ft 8 in| weight = 140 lb| website = | country = {{USA}}| sport = Track and field| event = Long jump| collegeteam = Ole MissNike Inc.>Nike| team = | turnedpro = June 2008| agent = Mark Pryor| coach = | coaching = | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | highestranking = | pb = {{ubl|OutdoorLong jump: {{T&Fcalc>7.31}} (Eugene 2016)|IndoorLong jump: {{T&Fcalc>7.23}} '''{{AthAbbrAmerican}}''' (Istanbul 2012)}}| show-medals = yes| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountSummer Olympic Games>Olympic Games2|0IAAF World Championships in Athletics>World Championships0|0IAAF World Indoor Championships>World Indoor Championships1|0Total>83>0}}{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}{{MedalGold|2012 London|Long jump}}{{MedalSilver|2016 Rio de Janeiro|Long jump}}{{MedalSilver|2020 Tokyo|Long jump}}{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}{{MedalGold|2009 Berlin|Long jump}}{{MedalGold|2011 Daegu|Long jump}}{{MedalGold|2013 Moscow|Long jump}}{{MedalGold|2017 London|Long jump}}{{MedalCompetition|World Indoor Championships}}{{MedalGold|2010 Doha|Long jump}}{{MedalGold|2012 Istanbul|Long jump}}{{Medal|Gold|2016 Portland|Long jump}}{{Medal|Silver|2018 Birmingham|Long jump}}}}Brittney Davon Reese (born September 9, 1986) is a retired American long jumper, Olympic gold medalist, and a seven-time world champion. Reese is the indoor American record holder in the long jump with a distance of 7.23 meters.

Personal

Born in Inglewood, California,NEWS,weblink Brittney Reese hopes to be leaps and bounds above the rest, April 20, 2012, Los Angeles Times, Reese, who was born in Inglewood, Calif., and moved at the age of 3 to Mississippi, June 2, 2012, Reese was a 2004 graduate of Gulfport High School in Gulfport, Mississippi, where she became state champion in the long jump and triple jump.NEWS,weblink December 9, 2012,weblink" title="archive.today/20121209145327weblink">weblink dead, Brittney Reese - Coast's golden hero, Gex II, Joseph W., August 14, 2012, Sea Coast Echo, November 11, 2012, 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.Reese has been assistant track and field coach at San Diego Mesa College since 2013.NEWS,weblink Mesa College coach going for the gold at 2016 Olympics,weblink August 18, 2016, dead, August 2, 2016, San Diego Community College District,

Career

She was the NCAA Outdoor Champion in long jump in 2007 and 2008. Reese set a personal best in the long jump of {{convert|22|ft|9.75|in|m|abbr=off|sp=us|2}} 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.Biscayart, Eduardo (2009-05-25). Belém spectacular produces five world season leads – IAAF World Athletics Tour. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-05-30.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.(2009-08-23). Reese wins women's long jump at worlds. The Associated Press. Retrieved on 2009-08-24. Reese is the third youngest champion in the history of the event.Laura Arcoleo (2009-08-23). Reese – 'I knew I had it in me' {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826135353weblink |date=August 26, 2009 }}. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-08-24.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.WEB,weblink World Athletics Championships 2011: American Trey Hardee retains decathlon title as Ashton Eaton fades, August 28, 2011, Hart, Simon, August 29, 2011, The Daily Telegraph, At the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Reese successfully retained the gold medal in the long jump with a jump of 7.23 meters.WEB, EVENT REPORT - Women's Long Jump - Final,weblink iaaf.org, 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.Lee, Kirby (2012-04-22). World leads by Reese and Aarrass highlight Mt Sac Relays. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-04-22. That year, she also won the Olympic gold medal, with another jump of 7.12 m.WEB,weblink long jump women results - Athletics - London 2012 Olympics, 2016-04-18, 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 2 cm.

Philanthropy

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.On October 26, 2012, in conjunction with the Gulfport School District celebrating "Brittney Reese Day"; Reese created the B. Reese Scholarship which will be awarded annually to 1 male & 1 female student who has been accepted to a 2-year or 4-year college.On May 21, 2013, the Reese Scholarship was awarded in Baltimore County Public Schools to a deserving student accepted to college or university who participated in the Allied Sports Program, coordinated by the Office of Athletics Director Michael Sye. The 2014 recipient of the scholarship is Bailey Weinkam, a Catonsville High School student that was born hearing impaired. Ms. Weinkam will attend Community College of Baltimore County in Fall 2014.

Major competition record{| {{AchievementTable|Eventyes}}

!colspan="7"|Representing the {{USA}}|20072007 World Championships in Athletics>World Championships|Osaka, Japan|8th|Long jump6.60}}|20082008 Summer Olympics>Olympic Games|Beijing, China|5th|Long jump6.76}}|20092009 World Championships in Athletics>World Championships|Berlin, Germany 1st|Long jump7.10}}|20102010 IAAF World Indoor Championships>World Indoor Championships|Doha, Qatar 1st|Long jump6.70}}|20112011 World Championships in Athletics>World Championships|Daegu, South Korea 1st|Long jump6.82}}20122012 IAAF World Indoor Championships>World Indoor Championships|Istanbul, Turkey 1st|Long jump7.23}}2012 Summer Olympics>Olympic Games|London, United Kingdom 1st|Long jump7.12}}|20132013 World Championships in Athletics>World Championships|Moscow, Russia 1st|Long jump7.01}}|20152015 World Championships in Athletics>World Championships|Beijing, China|24th (q)|Long jump6.39}}20162016 IAAF World Indoor Championships>World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, Oregon>Portland, United States 1st| Long jump7.22}}2016 Summer Olympics>Olympic Games|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd| Long jump7.15}}|20172017 World Championships in Athletics>World Championships|London, United Kingdom 1st|Long jump7.02}}|20182018 IAAF World Indoor Championships>World Indoor Championships|Birmingham, United Kingdom 2nd|Long jump6.89}}|20192019 World Athletics Championships>World Championships|Doha, Qatar|13th (q)|Long jump6.52}}|20212020 Summer Olympics>Olympic Games|Tokyo, Japan 2nd| Long jump6.97}}">

Personal bests{| class"wikitable"

!Event!Best (m)!Venue!Date!Note(s)Long jump (outdoor) >Eugene, Oregon>Eugene July 2, 2016 = #9 all timeIstanbul >List of North American records in athletics>AR, NR, 4th of all time

• All information taken from IAAF profile.

References

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Further reading

• NEWS, The Beast is Hunting Olympic Gold, January 10, 2012, Sports Illustrated.com,weblink
• NEWS, Pistorius Advances to 400 Semifinals at Worlds, August 28, 2011, The New York Times,weblink

External links

{{Commons category|Brittney Reese}}

• {{World Athletics||Reese Brittney}}
• {{USATF profile|Brittney-Reese}}
• {{USOPC profile|RE/Brittney-Reese}}
• {{Olympics.com profile|brittney-reese}}
• {{SR/Olympics|re/brittney-reese-1}}
• NBC Olympics Bio{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• Ole Miss Sports Profile{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• {{Twitter}}
• World Express Athletic Management

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