USA has captured another gold in track and field after Tara Davis-Woodhall won the women’s long jump at 7.10 meters.
Davis-Woodhall, rallying the crowd with a “Skol” clap during her jumps, overcame the reigning gold medalist, Germany’s Malaika Mih ambo, along with the rest of the competitors, to clinch her first Olympic medal.
At 25, Davis-Woodhall was a favorite for the event, having secured gold at the 2024 World Indoor Championships in Budapest earlier this year.
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 secured the silver medal with a leap of 6.98 meters, and Team USA’s Jasmine Moore clinched bronze with a jump of 6.96 meters. Additionally, Moore earned a bronze medal in the triple jump at the Stade de France.
This long jump performance from Davis-Woodhall is better than her Toyko Olympics results, where she finished sixth.
“I did not expect to be in Toyko,” Davis-Woodhall told Citius Mag. “I was a college kid out there just jumping for fun.”She continued, “It’s like I can’t believe it, but I can believe it. I’ve worked so hard this season to get right here.
Being undefeated was one of my goals and I told myself, ‘No one’s going to outwork me this year’ and I put something so far out there that no one could touch.”