Brittney Reese facts for kids
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Reese in 2013
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| Born | September 9, 1986 Inglewood, California, U.S. |
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| Agent | Mark Pryor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 140 lb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States |
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Long jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Ole Miss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Nike | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | June 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brittney Davon Reese is an amazing American athlete. She is famous for her incredible skills in the long jump. Brittney has won many big awards, including an Olympic gold medal. She is also a seven-time world champion. Brittney holds the American record for the indoor long jump, with a distance of 7.23 meters. She retired from the sport after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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About Brittney Reese
Brittney Reese was born in Inglewood, California, on September 9, 1986. She grew up in Gulfport, Mississippi. In high school, she was a star athlete. She won state championships in both the long jump and the triple jump.
After high school, Brittney went to MGCCC. She also attended the University of Mississippi. At MGCCC, she was part of the women's basketball team. She was even inducted into their sports Hall of Fame! Since 2013, Brittney has also been an assistant track and field coach. She helps train athletes at San Diego Mesa College.
Brittney's Amazing Career
Brittney Reese started making a name for herself in college. She won the NCAA Outdoor Championship in long jump in 2007 and 2008.
Olympic Dreams and World Titles
In July 2008, Brittney set a personal best jump of 6.95 meters. This jump helped her qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She had the best qualifying jump at 6.87 meters. In the final, she placed fifth.
In May 2009, Brittney jumped an incredible 7.06 meters. This made her one of the top long jumpers in American history. Later that year, at the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin, she won her first world title. She jumped 7.10 meters, beating the previous champion.
Brittney continued her winning streak. She won gold at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships with a jump of 6.70 meters. She then successfully defended her title at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu.
Breaking Records and Olympic Gold
The 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships were a huge moment for Brittney. She won gold again with a jump of 7.23 meters. This was the longest indoor jump since 1989! It also set a new American record. Brittney became the first woman to win back-to-back World Indoor long jump titles.
That same year, Brittney achieved her biggest dream. She won the Olympic gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Her winning jump was 7.12 meters.
Brittney kept dominating the sport. She won her third straight outdoor world title at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow. She jumped 7.01 meters, winning by just 2 centimeters!
More Medals and Retirement
Brittney continued to compete at the highest level. She won another gold medal at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she earned a silver medal.
In 2017, Brittney won her fourth outdoor world championship title in London. She jumped 7.02 meters. She also won a silver medal at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
Brittney competed in her final Olympics at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. She won another silver medal, bringing her total Olympic medal count to three. After this, Brittney Reese retired as one of the greatest long jumpers of all time.
Giving Back to the Community
Brittney Reese is not just a champion athlete; she also loves to help others.
In November 2011, she gave away 100 turkeys in her hometown of Gulfport, Mississippi. She wanted to help families in need during Thanksgiving.
In October 2012, the Gulfport School District celebrated "Brittney Reese Day." On this day, Brittney started the B. Reese Scholarship. This scholarship is given every year to one male and one female student. It helps them go to college.
In May 2013, the Reese Scholarship was also awarded in Baltimore County Public Schools. It helps students who participate in the Allied Sports Program. One special recipient was Bailey Weinkam, a student born hearing impaired. The scholarship helped her attend college.
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Reese in 2013
See also
In Spanish: Brittney Reese para niños
