Long Jump Champion Davis-Woodhall Posts Harrowing Video of Her Head-on Car Crash
- On Wednesday, Olympic and world champion long jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall revealed she suffered a severe concussion in a head-on car collision while heading to a training session last week.
- The 27-year-old athlete described the parking lot incident occurring at roughly 20 mph when another driver turned into her; both vehicles were written off despite no life-threatening injuries.
- Davis-Woodhall stated on social media, "However, a severe concussion and other injuries have not allowed me to train." She is working with her medical team and doctors to recover.
- Her participation in the Ultimate World Championships in Budapest, Hungary remains uncertain, with athletes competing for $150,000 first prizes at the September 11-13 event.
- Returning to Budapest holds significance—she finished second at the 2023 World Championships, which fueled her to win the Olympics and worlds in Tokyo in 2025, though her recovery timeline now determines her status.
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Tara Davis-Woodhall, 27, was hit head-on by a car. The Olympic gold medalist shares photos of the accident and talks about her injuries.
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Long jump champion Davis-Woodhall posts harrowing video of her head-on car crash
By EDDIE PELLS Olympic and world champion long jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall suffered a concussion in a head-on car collision while heading to a training session last week. Davis-Woodhall revealed her injuries in a call with reporters on Wednesday and posted video of the crash, taken from a dashcam in her car, on social media. In the video, a car turning right out of a parking lot veers into Davis-Woodhall’s lane and hits her car almost head-on, cr…
Tara Davis-Woodhall, Olympic and world champion, suffered a car accident that caused her a "severe brain concussion." The US may fail the Ultimate Championship.
The American, who suffers from a "serious concussion", is very uncertain for the Budapest Ultimate Championships in mid-September.
An American athlete suffered a head-on collision.
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