Tara Davis-Woodhall won long jump gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics

Olympic long jump champion Tara Davis-Woodhall has described herself as “lucky and blessed to be alive” after being involved in a serious car crash while travelling to training.

The 27-year-old American was involved in a “very scary” head-on collision last week, leaving her with what she described as a severe concussion.

Davis-Woodhall said she was fortunate to escape the accident without major injuries, although both vehicles involved were written off after the collision.

“Luckily I walked away without any major injuries,” Davis-Woodhall wrote on social media on Thursday