Brittney Reese

  • Brittney Reese
    Brittney Reese
  • Sport
    Track & Field
  • Medals
    • Gold 1
    • Silver 0
    • Bronze 0
  • Country
    United States
  • Date of Birth
    9 September 1986
  • Height
    5' 8" (1.73m)
  • Weight
    137lbs. (62kg)
  • Age
    26
  • Gender
    Female
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Schedule & Results

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Dates and times are in AEST.
Time Event Type Sport Event Stage Match
8/08/12 4:05 AM Track & Field Women's Long Jump Qualifying See Results
9/08/12 5:05 AM Medal/Final Track & Field Women's Long Jump Final See Results

Brittney Reese Biography

Reese is the favorite for gold in the long jump at London. The best-performing American long jumper for the last six years, Reese's first taste of success on the national stage saw her pick up silver at the 2007 USA outdoor championships. Winner of the U.S. trials to reach the Games in 2008, she finished fifth in Beijing. Since then Reese has become the strongest female long jumper in athletics, winning four straight world titles (at the 2009 and '11 worlds and '10 and '12 world indoors). Her 2012 title saw Reese become the first athlete to win back-to-back world indoor gold medals, and her jump of 7.23 meters set a national record and world indoor record. Having posted the longest jump in the world in three of the last four seasons, Reese will face strong competition in Russia's Anna Nazarova and her fellow qualifiers from the U.S. trials in Chelsea Hayes and Janay DeLoach.

Overall Medal Count

Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 46 29 29 104
2 China 38 27 23 88
3 Great Britain 29 17 19 65
4 Russia 24 26 32 82
5 South Korea 13 8 7 28
6 Germany 11 19 14 44
7 France 11 11 12 34
10 Australia 7 16 12 35
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