Tara Davis-Woodhall wins gold in women's triple jump, Jasmine Moore takes bronze at 2024 Olympics

The United States took home two more medals in track and field on Thursday in Paris, with former Georgia and Texas standout Tara Davis-Woodhall placing first in the women’s long jump and former Bulldog and Florida Gator Jasmine Moore earning bronze in both the women’s long and triple jump events.

Davis-Woodhall posted a 7.10-meter long jump to secure herself the top spot on the podium. With Germany’s Malaika Mihambo placing second and Moore placing third with a 6.96-meter jump. As Moore became the first American woman and the second woman overall in Olympic history to medal in both the horizontal jumps after winning bronze with a 14.67-meter triple jump as well.

After the woman’s long jump final, Davis-Woodhall celebrated with her husband and Paralympian Hunter Woodhall, her family, and her coach in an awesome moment and priceless reaction that can be seen below.

TARA DAVIS-WOODHALL IS AN OLYMPIC CHAMPION! ✨#ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/Y8gIJOwJmx

— On Her Turf (@OnHerTurf) August 8, 2024

The gold represents the first medal of Davis-Woodhall’s career, qualifying for the Olympics a second time in dramatic fashion in June. Looking from the outside in on qualifying after scratching on her first two jumps before jumping 7.00 meters to finish first and qualify at the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon.

Moore also finished second at the trials with a 6.98-meter long jump along with a first-place finish in the triple jump. Becoming the first American woman to be selected for the same Olympics at both events.

Davis-Woodhall made her Olympic debut in Tokyo where she placed sixth in the long jump, and since then has risen the ranks and entered the Paris Olympics as a medal favorite. But she also faced some adversity through a bone bruise injury to her heel. Which she revealed was not fully healed while qualifying at the U.S. trials.

“It was before Trials – it actually happened at the NYC Grand Prix,” , “It was the worst pain I think I’ve ever been through. I was scared, for a while I was like, ‘Oh my God, is this gonna heal before the Trials?’ No. ‘Is it gonna heal before the Olympics?’ No. So I’m still dealing with it but we live and we learn and we’re just gonna go out here and do what we can do.”

She surely look unfazed by any injuries during her gold medal performance on Thursday. As the 25-year-old and the 23-year-old Moore will both likely find themselves back on the Olympic stage in their careers after securing their first Olympic medals in Paris.