PHILADELPHIA — Melissa Jefferson-Wooden was given fancy boxes to display her Olympic medals, and she put them in a prominent place — under the TV in her living room.
But she can’t see the medals, having purposely closed those boxes for 2025. It’s a new year, she reasoned.
“I thought about looking at them maybe once or twice, just as motivation,” she said, “but I got a bronze medal in the 100m last year in Paris, and that’s all the motivation I need. Obviously, I’m very happy with my medal, but I want more.”
Jefferson-Wooden, who also took 4x100m relay gold in Paris, accomplished more over the last two days at Grand Slam Track Philadelphia.
