Tianna Bartoletta and Brittney Reese took a page from U.S. men in the triple jump.



Bartoletta jumped a new personal best of 7.17m to earn gold in the women's long jump, while Reese jumped 7.15m for silver.

Christian Taylor and Will Claye swept the triple jump yesterday morning in Rio.

Both women recorded fouls on their first jumps, but Bartoletta got hot during her next two attempts with season best marks of 6.94m and 6.95m, with the latter moving her into first over Ivana Spanovic of Serbia. Spanovic jumped 6.95m but recorded two fouls immediately after, putting Bartoletta in first with one less foul.

Bartoletta's fifth jump of 7.17m was a new personal best and won her her first individual Olympic gold medal. She was a member of the 4x100m relay that won gold in 2012, and owns two world championship titles in the long jump from 2015 and 2005.

Reese was the heavy favorite heading into Rio with her 7.31m victory at the U.S. trials, but had a rough start tonight and recorded three fouls in her first four jumps. Her second leap of 6.79m put her in fifth-place for most of the competition, until she launched 7.09m and 7.15m on her final two jumps to claim silver.

This is the first U.S. 1-2 sweep of the long jump at the Olympic Games. Reese won gold in 2012, with Janay DeLoach taking home the bronze.