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Tara Davis-Woodhall, of the United States, competes in the women’s long jump final at the 2024 Summer Olympics. AP It was in the fourth round that she made her gold medal-winning jump of 7.10.

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SAINT-DENIS, France — Before her fourth attempt in the Olympic women’s long jump final, Tara Davis-Woodhall spent time near the spectator stands, chatting with her husband.

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US' Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates winning the women's long jump final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 8, 2024.

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Bronze medalist Jasmine Moore of the United States celebrates after the women's long jump final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France.

Because there’s zero competition that I compete in without preparation. But I think maybe like the long jump. I think I could do the long jump, maybe, or the high jump.

Davis-Woodhall toppled the reigning Olympic champ, German Malaika Mihambo, with a 7.10-meter jump Thursday to capture her first Olympic gold and her first medal of any kind in the Olympics.