Tara Davis-Woodhall and Valarie Allman added their first world outdoor titles on Sunday to their Olympic gold medals.
Davis-Woodhall won the long jump in Tokyo with her first of six jumps — 7.08 meters — then went farther on her fourth attempt — 7.13 meters, the world’s best jump since June 2024.
“The last time I was here, I left crying, not knowing what I wanted to do with my career,” said Davis-Woodhall, who was sixth in Tokyo in her Olympic debut in 2021.
German Malaika Mihambo, the Tokyo Olympic gold medalist, took silver with a 6.99-meter jump.
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Davis-Woodhall became the fourth American woman to pair Olympic and world outdoor titles in the event. The others were Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Brittney Reese and Tianna Madison