2024-08-09 08:10:02
(Gray News) – Tara Davis-Woodhall of the United States won gold in the women’s long jump event Thursday at the Paris Olympics.
Davis-Woodhall won her first Olympic title, and first Olympic medal of any kind, with a jump of 7.10 meters.
Her fellow teammate, Jasmine Moore, won bronze with a jump of 6.96 meters. Malaika Mihambo of Germany came in second with a jump of 6.98 meters.
According to the Associated Press, Davis-Woodhall is the fourth American woman to win an Olympic gold in women’s long jump.
With her gold medal already secured, Davis-Woodhall made sand angels in the pit during her final jump. Afterward, she ran to hug her husband, Paralympian Hunter Woodhall, in the stands.
This is Davis-Woodhall’s second Olympics, having debuted in the Tokyo Olympics.
Considered “America’s Cowgirl” online, she donned her signature cowgirl hat before ringing the bell.
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