Olympic history for UGA alum Jasmine Moore. She's the 1st US woman to qualify for triple and long jump

University of Georgia alum Jasmine Moore is the first U.S. woman to make the Olympic Games in both the triple jump and the long jump.
University of Georgia alum Jasmine Moore competes in the women's long jump final during the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team Trials, Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)

University of Georgia alum Jasmine Moore always loved jumping. For a while when she was a kid, she thought all those leaps, with a few twirls mixed in, might make her part of America’s Team — as a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader.

How’s this for a backup plan: She’s on America’s team in Paris.

The 23-year-old, seven-time NCAA champion parlayed all that leaping ability into not one but two chances for an Olympic gold medal. Moore is the first U.S. woman to make the Games in both the triple jump and the long jump.