Tara Davis-Woodhall recalls the pros and cons list she made while considering quitting her sport

Tara Davis-Woodhall recently reflected upon the mindset she previously had about quitting the sport. The athlete is currently gearing up for her 2025 track season.

Davis-Woodhall had a remarkable 2024 as he delivered notable performance at the Paris Olympics in the long jump event. She took a leap of 7.10m to stand atop the podium and clinch her first-ever Olympic gold medal. The American dominated the event by besting the defending champion, Malaika Mihambo, and Jasmine Moore, who clocked 6.98m and 6.96m to attain second and third place, respectively.

Months after these exploits, she is currently in her off-season, gearing up for her upcoming season. Amid this, she and her husband, Hunter Woodhall, appeared on episode 3 of the Beyond the Records podcast, hosted by Noah Lyles, and spoke about how she once wanted to quit the sport.

The 100m Olympic champion spoke about facing a lot of hate this year alongside her fiance, Junelle Bromfield, and then asked Davis-Woodhall whether she ever wanted to quit the sport while she was facing a tough time. To which the long-jump athlete replied:

"Yeah, I made a pros and cons list. The pro was I could go live with Hunter. Pro is to live with Hunter, don't have to like run, don't have to think about track anymore like that was my identity so the con was like I don't get to live out my dreams. I've dreamed this since I was four years old, I'm just going to quit? I'm not a quitter. There was like I want Olympic gold medal, I want to see myself attempt to just be okay. There was just so many cons and I was like, Oh my God, like, I should just stick out, give myself one more chance, see what happens," said Tara Davis-Woodhall. (37:10 onwards)

Tara Davis-Woodhall and Hunter Woodhall reflected on their 2024 season

Tara Davis-Woodhall and her husband, Hunter Woodhall- Source: Getty

The 2024 track season was commendable for both Tara Davis-Woodhall and Hunter Woodhall, as they both won their first Olympic gold medal this season. With Tara winning a gold medal in the long-jump event, Hunter showed his dominance in the T62 400m race at the Paris Olympics, where he clocked 46.36s to stand atop the podium and bested Johannes Floors and Olivier Hendriks, who ran 46.90s and 46.91s to finish in the second and third positions, respectively.

Months after this, the couple shared a carousel of pictures on their Instagram handle, where they added a caption, reflecting on their season. It read:

“The craziest year of our lives. So many ups and downs but somehow ended on top. We can't say thank you enough for all the support. We had a david vs Goliath dream, and we couldn't have done it alone. Thanks to everyone who made it happen.”

Tara Davis-Woodhall has currently taken up the role of an assistant track and field coach at Kansas State University.