Reece Ademola

Reece Ademola (born 1 February 2003) is an Irish track and field athlete who competes in the long jump.

[1] From Mayfield, Cork, he attended Coláiste Chríost Rí and played numerous sports, including Gaelic football and basketball before joining Leevale Athletics Club.

[3] Coached by Liz Coomey,[4] he finished fifth at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia in August 2022, jumping an Irish U-20 record distance of 7.83m in the final.

[5] He made his senior international debut in June 2023 at the European Athletics Team Championships in Silesia.

[9] In January 2024, he broke the Irish U23 indoor record when he jumped 7.86 in Aarhus, Denmark beating the mark set by Ciaran McDonagh in March 1996, by 27 cm.