Brittney Reese in action at the London Olympic Games where she won the Gold medal
in the women's long jump with a leap of 7.12 metres.
Four years later in Rio and with a jump of 7.15 she was pushed into second place by
fellow American Tianna Bartoletta, the 2005 & 2015 World Champion, and had to settle for
the silver medal.
Brittney in 2016 had jumped 7.22m indoors when winning the World Indoor
Championship. Her outdoor PB at the time was 7.31m.
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Women's Long Jump Final.
2012 Olympic Games
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1. Brittney REESE |
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USA |
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7.12m |
2. Elena SOKOLOVA |
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RUS |
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7.07m PB
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3. Janay DELOACH
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USA |
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6.89m |
4. Ineta RADEVICA
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LAT |
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6.88m SB |
5. Anna NAZAROVA
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RUS |
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6.77m |
6. Lyudmila KOLCHANOVA
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RUS |
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6.76m |
7. Nastassia MIRONCHYK-IVANOVA
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BLR |
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6.72m |
8. Eloyse LESUEUR
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FRA |
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6.67m |
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2016 Rio Olympic Games.
Women's long jump final.
1.
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Tianna Bartoletta |
United States
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7.17 |
PB |
2. |
Brittney Reese |
United States |
7.15 |
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3. |
Ivana Spanovic |
Serbia |
7.08 |
NR |
4.
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Malaika Mihambo |
Germany |
6.95 |
PB |
5. |
Ese Brume |
Nigeria |
6.81 |
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6. |
Ksenija Balta |
Estonia |
6.79 |
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7. |
Brooke Stratton |
Australia |
6.74 |
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8. |
Jazmin Sawyers |
Great Britain |
6.69 |
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