Athletics-Olympic Long Jump Champion Davis-Woodhall Ends Season After Concussion
The Olympic and world long jump champion said a head-on car crash left her with a severe concussion and forced her out of the season-ending meet, officials said.
- On Monday, Olympic champion Tara Davis-Woodhall announced the end of her 2026 season, withdrawing from the World Athletics Ultimate Championship due to a severe concussion sustained in a car crash last week.
- The 27-year-old American suffered a severe concussion during a head-on collision last week while driving to a training session, with both vehicles written off at 32km/h though no life-threatening injuries occurred.
- Budapest will host the Ultimate Championships starting this Friday, a three-day season-ending event that Davis-Woodhall had warned last week she would struggle to attend due to her injuries.
- Davis-Woodhall shared her disappointment on Instagram on Monday, writing, "I'm sad, disappointed and just hurt by all of it," while the Paris Games gold medallist vowed, "I will be back."
- Recovery is the priority for Davis-Woodhall, who confirmed she sustained no life-threatening injuries despite ending her 2026 season after careful consideration with her team.
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2024 Olympic winner Tara Davis-Woodhall won't be taking to the athletics track to compete any more this season
Olympic long jump champion scratched from Ultimate Championship after concussion
Olympic long jump champion Tara Davis-Woodhall has ended her season after a severe concussion suffered in a car accident left her unable to train for this week's World Athletics Ultimate Championship.
Long jump Olympic champion Tara Davis-Woodhall suffered a concussion after being involved in a car crash.
The long jumper suffered a concussion after being involved in a car crash.
Athletics-Olympic long jump champion Davis-Woodhall ends season after concussion - Regional Media News
Sept 8 (Reuters) - Olympic long jump champion Tara Davis-Woodhall has ended her season after a severe concussion suffered in a car accident left her unable to train for this week's World Athletics Ultimate Championship. The 27-year-old American revealed last week that she sustained the [...]
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