Tara Davis-Woodhall has been on a high since last summer. And while the Earth has almost completed one full rotation, Davis-Woodhall still cannot get over the Paris extravaganza. Having struggled since childhood with depression and body image issues, Davis-Woodhall was finally able to give it back to her haters. She jumped 7.10 to secure gold and defeating reigning Olympic champion, Malaika Mihambo, etched her place in history. And now, when the time has come to begin one more fresh season, the Texas native is using her Paris memories as fuel to charge her up.
In a recent Instagram upload, Tara Davis-Woodhall has a photo dump from the last Paris Olympics. Each of the pictures depicted the Olympian in a jovial mood. Sometimes, she was also spotted with her love, Hunter Woodhall. The very first shot included the duo embraced in a warm hug with a scenic backdrop of the Eiffel Tower looking over. Surely, this picture served as the perfect couple goal as Hunter Woodhall too, won the Paralympic gold medal to double the joy. Next up, it was a single shot of Tara from the same location. However, this time she was perched on a raised platform, showing off her precious gold medal to the elated crowd.
The third picture had Tara Davis-Woodhall giving Hunter Woodhall a passionate kiss as the crowd looked on and cheered. Next, a video was uploaded that seemed to have been recorded from the audience stands. It depicts the exact moment when Tara Davis-Woodhall was being crowned as the Olympic gold medalist. With the camera zooming in on the jumbotron, Davis-Woodhall could be seen hyping up the crowd, with her name flashing brightly on the large screen. Loving every bit of the memories, Davis-Woodhall captioned her post, “Some moments to bring the summer energy back.”
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Well, that was not it. Tara Davis-Woodhall continued her Paris memories posing with a large bun next. Lastly, she added some more snippets with Hunter Woodhall, closing the carousel with an adorable video of hers along with her winning moment. Surely, taking a trip down the memory lane would help Davis-Woodhall gear up for the fresh challenges that awaits her. While Tara Davis-Woodhall will be looking to keep up with her good work, she is also not forgetting to embrace her inner homebody.
Tara Davis-Woodhall finds peace in stillness after soaring to Olympic gold
Tara Davis-Woodhall may have catapulted to Olympic glory with a gravity-defying leap, but these days, she’s just as focused on grounding herself. Amid the whirlwind of press tours, red carpets, coaching gigs, and nearly a million YouTube followers, the long jump star is learning to carve out moments of calm. And amid everything, fully embrace her inner homebody.
“I definitely had an Olympic hangover,” Tara admits. But rather than a full crash, it was more like a steady stream of high-speed momentum. With no real pause after her Paris win, she’s been constantly on the move. And yet, it’s in the small, quiet moments—like singing along to Billie Eilish at a concert with friends—that she finds balance. “We’re so in tune with our mental health right now and so in tune with our well-being,” she says of herself and husband Hunter Woodhall. She even added, “We’ve learned how to balance it all.”
The attention, though unexpected, hasn’t derailed her. She reflected, “It’s kinda cool that our sport is being seen.” Still, there’s a clear appreciation for stillness behind the scenes, a desire to return to a rhythm that lets her dream even bigger. Because now that Tara Davis-Woodhall has conquered Olympic gold, she’s already eyeing the world record.
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