The United States has captured another gold in track and field after Tara Davis-Woodhall won the women’s long jump at 7.10 meters.
Davis-Woodhall, egging on the crowd with a “Skol” clap during her jumps, defeated the reigning gold medalist in the event, Germany’s Malaika Mihambo, and the rest of the field to secure her firstOlympic medal.
Davis-Woodhall, 25, was a frontrunner for the event after winning gold at the 2024 World Indoor Championships in Budapest earlier this year.
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She didn’t disappoint, and after her final jump, Davis-Woodhall fell back into the sand and took in the moment. She also ran to her husband, Paralympian Hunter Woodhall, and they shared an emotional embrace after the victory.
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Mihambo took silver in the event with a jump of 6.98, while Team USA’s Jasmine Moore had bronze secured with a jump of 6.96. Moore also won bronze in the triple jump at Stade de France.
This long jump performance from Davis-Woodhall is better than her Toyko Olympics results, where she finished sixth.
However, while some may view that as a poor outing, she viewed it differently when looking back recently.
“I did not expect to be in Toyko,” Davis-Woodhall told Citius Mag. “I was a college kid out there just jumping for fun.”
There were more expectations this time, and Davis-Woodhall didn’t disappoint despite dealing with a bone bruise in her heel she said she’s still dealing with.
Davis-Woodhall overcame the adversity and can now call herself an Olympic champion to go along with her many career accomplishments.
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