After settling for silver in the 2020 Olympics, Brittney Reese claimed that she’s the best long jumper of all time — and still isn’t getting recognition.
“It just sucks that, you know, if I was on the track side of the sport, I’d be the Usain Bolt of long jump,” Reese said. “But just being on the field-event side, it just doesn’t get that attention that it deserves.”
USA’s Brittney Reese competes in the women’s long jump. Getty ImagesThe 34-year-old competed in her final Olympics on Tuesday and has 11 total medals with a long jumping career tracing back to her high school in Mississippi. She’s also won three medals at the Olympics — two of them are silver. And although she’s compared herself to the Jamaican sprinter, Bolt never achieved below gold throughout his Olympic career.
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Reese jumped 22 feet, 7 inches and was beaten by Germany’s Malaika Mihambo by less than two inches. Reese lost on a decisive sixth jump — the place where she normally comes in clutch.
“I’m used to beating people on the sixth jump,” she said. “… It’s kind of funny to end my career that way.”



