The cowboy hat-wearing long jumper had already had the gold locked up before she made her final jump and could be seen fighting back tears before making her final dash down the runway.
American long jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall finished her final long jump knowing she had captured gold. She stood up, mouth agape with a smile, then fell backward into the sand in celebration.
“I’ve dreamed of this moment my entire life, 4 years old when I started track and field,” Davis-Woodhall told Reuters. “I’ve been telling myself all year: ‘8-0-8 , that’s the day we win the Olympics.’ ” ara Davis-Woodhall, of the United States, cheers after ringing the Olympic bell, as she celebrates winning gold in the women’s long jump.MyKayla Skinner’s husband calls her ‘strongest person’ amid Simone Biles flapRyan Lochte reveals why Team USA swimmers can’t leave the Olympic Village during the Games
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