Brittney Reese

Reese at the 2013 World Cup

Of Brittney Reese ( born September 9, 1986 in Inglewood ) is an American long jumper.

At the World Athletics Championships 2007 in Osaka she finished eighth in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing the fifth.

With a new personal best of 7.10 meters, she won the gold medal at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin. A short time later, she recorded the IAAF World Athletics Final in Thessaloniki with a jump of 7.08 m another win.

2010 let them bring home the title of Berlin at the World Indoor Championships followed by another gold medal. With victories at the Athlétissima, at the meeting Areva and the world-class Zurich, she won the overall title of the IAAF Diamond League. 2011, it increased its best performance at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene on 7.19 m and defended at the World Championships in Daegu their title successfully.

Also at the World Indoor Championships in Istanbul in 2012 she managed to defend the title. Reese scoring with 7.23 m is an outstanding winner's distance. Only two women, Heike Drechsler and Galina Tschistjakowa were ever jumped in the hall on.

The biggest success of her career, she celebrated at the Olympic Games 2012 in London. With 7.12 meters, she won the gold medal there.

At the World Championships 2013 in Moscow, she became the third consecutive World Champion.

Brittney Reese has a competition weight of 63 kg at a height of 1.73 m.

Bests

  • Long Jump (Outdoor ): 7.25 m ( 1.6 m / s), May 10, 2013, Doha
  • Long Jump (Hall ): 7.23 m 11 March, 2012, Istanbul
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