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Athlete Bio#
Height
5'8"
Age
38
Hometown
Gulfport, MS
Education
Gulfport High School (Gulfport, Miss.) '04 University of Mississippi ‘08, English
Quick Facts
- Daughter of David Reese and Carla Young
- Has two sisters, Brandy and Kimyata
- Has one son, Alex
- Serves as a high jumping coach at Mesa Community College
- Hobbies include shopping and playing video games
- For Thanksgiving Day in 2011, purchased 100 turkeys to support the local homeless population in her hometown of Gulfport, Mississippi
Olympic Experience
- 4-time Olympian; 3-time Olympic medalist (1 gold, 2 silver)
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, silver (Long Jump - Women)
- Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, silver (Long Jump - Women)
- Olympic Games London 2012, gold (Long Jump - Women)
- Olympic Games Beijing 2008, 4th (Long Jump - Women)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2019 – 13th (Long Jump - Women)
- Years of participation: Long Jump - Women 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Medals: 6 (5 gold, 1 silver)
- Gold – 2017 (Long Jump - Women); 2016 (Long Jump - Women); 2012 (Long Jump - Women); 2010 (Long Jump - Women); 2009 (Long Jump - Women)
- Silver – 2018 (Long Jump - Women)
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