REESE Brittney

United States of America

Date of Birth: 9 Sep 1986

Age: 34

Gender: Female

Place of birth: INGLEWOOD, CA

Birth Country:

United States of America

Place of residence : SAN DIEGO, CA

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Long Jump	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Long Jump A	Women's Long Jump Qualification - Group A	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Long Jump A	Women's Long Jump Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Long Jump
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	2nd (7.15)
2012	London, GBR	1st (7.12)
2008	Beijing, CHN	4th (6.76)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Long Jump
2019	Doha, QAT	Qual. (6.52)
2017	London, GBR	1st (7.02)
2015	Beijing, CHN	Qual. (6.39)
2013	Moscow, RUS	1st (7.01)
2011	Daegu, KOR	1st (6.82)
2009	Berlin, GER	1st (7.10)
2007	Osaka, JPN	8th (6.60)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	Long Jump
2019	2 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd
2017	1 x 1st, 1 x 5th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
1	2017	Long Jump	Eugene, OR, USA	7.01
2	2019	Long Jump	Brussels, BEL	6.85
2	2019	Long Jump	London, GBR	6.82
3	2019	Long Jump	Rome, ITA	6.76
5	2017	Long Jump	Brussels, BEL	6.61

World Indoor Championships

Year	Location	Long Jump
2018	Birmingham, GBR	2nd (6.89)

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Occupation:

English - Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College [USA] / University of Mississippi [USA]

Languages spoken:

Jeremy Fischer [personal]

Other sports:

She played basketball for two seasons at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in the United States of America before transferring to the University of Mississippi. (trackandfield.about.com, 01 Jan 2009)

She suffered a hip injury [labrum] in 2013. She decided against having an operation, continuing to compete throughout the season, and only had surgery after the 2013 World Championships. After two years of recovery and setbacks, she competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, People's Republic of China, but failed to qualify for the final due to suffering a hip injury during the championships. "The pain in the hip goes away and comes back." (runblogrun.com, 27 Mar 2016; tribune.com.pk, 27 Aug 2015)

She began running in the seventh grade at school, and had changed to long jump by the 11th grade. (spikesmag.com, 01 Jan 2008)

"My track coach brought the basketball team out to the long jump pit and said whoever jumps longest gets a Coke. He wouldn't let me do that as I was running the 400m at the time but as time progressed I kept begging him. When I did, I jumped 16ft and he couldn't believe it and told me to go back and do it again. I did it again and was close to 17ft. Not only did I win the Coke but I won the chance to do long jump as I was tired of the 400m." (athleticsweekly.com, 03 Jan 2018)

To win a gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (teamusa.org, 29 Jul 2019)

In 2011 she was inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College [MGCCC] in the United States of America. (mgcccbulldogs.com, 19 Mar 2016)

She was named Southeastern Conference [SEC] Women's Field Athlete of the Year for 2007. (usatf.org, 31 May 2014)

She was named Mississippi Track & Field Athlete of the Year for 2004. (usatf.org, 31 May 2014)

General Interest

General
OUT AT THE TOP
She has hinted that she may retire following the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, which will be her fourth Games, or possibly after the 2021 World Championships in Eugene, OR, United States of America. "I still enjoy going to training. I still enjoy the working out for the most part. But the aches and pains don't go away as quickly as they used to. It's definitely not as easy to get out of bed in the morning. I have a son. He's in sports himself and he actually won the long jump in San Diego for his age group. I was coaching him a little bit. But yeah, it's time for me to be a mother and be there for him, so I'm going to try to go out with a bang." (teamusa.org, 29 Jul 2019; mississippitoday.org, 23 Aug 2019)

MOTHER
In 2016 she adopted her son Alex from a long time friend, who could no longer raise him. "He is a good motivator. He is at the end of the runway saying, 'Let's go, Brittney!'" (mississippitoday.org, 23 Aug 2019; olympics.nbcsports.com, 21 Apr 2016)

OUTSIDE HELP
She started working with a life coach in 2013 after she began experiencing issues with a labrum injury in her hip. The problem affected her for about two years. "The reason why I've been working with her is because I was in a down place after my surgery, where I didn't think I would be. Having her on my side and directing me where I need to be and putting my mind in the right place, I've been on top ever since." (mississippitoday.org, 23 Aug 2019)

Milestones

She is the first long jumper from any nation, either male or female, to have won gold at five consecutive editions of the world championships [both indoor and outdoor]. She secured the titles between 2009 and 2013 [outdoor in 2009, 2011, and 2013, and indoor in 2010 and 2012]. (SportsDeskOnline, 02 Mar 2020; womenfitness.net, 11 Jan 2016)

Social Media

Legend

:: Silver Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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