Career
She represented the United States in her speciality at the Summer Olympics in both 2004 and 2008. She has also reached the long jump final at the World Championships in Athletics on two occasions (2003 and 2005). She was the bronze medallist in the long jump at the IAAF World Athletics Final in those years.
Grace Upshaw attended the University of California and while competing for the California Golden Bears she was the runner-up at the Pac-10 Championships.
Her father, Monte Upshaw, broke the United States scholastic long jump record held by Jesse Owens. Her older sister Joy Upshaw was elected into the USATF Masters Hall of Fame and holds several American masters records.
She formerly dated Stanford water polo player Josh Leachmen.