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.

Tara Davis-Woodhall reacts after winning the women’s long jump and the gold medal during track and field at Stade de France during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Saint-Denis on Thursday, August ...

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.

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.

Tara Davis-Woodhall reacts after winning the women’s long jump and the gold medal during track and field at Stade de France during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Saint-Denis on Thursday, August ...

Tara Davis-Woodhall, of the United States, competes during the women’s long jump final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) ...