Jasmine Moore wins second medal at 2024 Paris Olympics

Former Florida track and field star Jasmine Moore has won a second bronze medal at the Paris Olympics.

Moore finished third in the long jump event on Thursday with a 6.96-meter leap. It came on her first of six attempts with 0.2 meters per second of wind behind her.

Fellow American Tara Davis-Woodhall took gold with a 7.10-meter jump, which came on jump four to improve on a 7.05-meter leap in the second round. German Malaika Mihambo won silver with a 6.98 that came in the fifth round, moving Moore out of the silver position.

Moore spent most of her college years in Gainesville, transferring to the University of Florida after a year with Georgia. She is the first American woman to participate in both the long jump and triple jump at an Olympics, winning bronze in both events.

Florida’s medal count moved up to 15 with Moore’s win. Shortly after, hurdler Grant Holloway made it 16. If the UF alumnus participated in the Olympics as a team, it would be 12th overall in total medals and tied for 13th with four gold medals.

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