Tara Davis Olympics Record. Texas long jumper tara davis is on the edge of completing a lifelong dream of representing team usa track and field at the. Tara davis struggled with anxiety and suicidal thoughts before seeking therapy and turning her life around.

Fouls on her first two attempts filled the stadium with tension — would the united states’s best medal hope in the event not even get a full set of jumps? Picture by matthias hangst/getty images.