Brittney Reese (born September 9th) is an American long jumper, Olympic gold and silver medalist, and also 6x World champion. Reese is also the Indoor American record holder with the distance of 7.23 meters.Born in Inglewood, California, Reese is a 2004 graduate of Gulfport High School, where she became state champion in the long jump and triple jump.She later attended MGCCC and the University of Mississippi. Reese was a member of the women's basketball team at MGCCC and was recently inducted into their sports Hall of Fame.