Hunter Woodhall Shines at the 2024 Paralympics Alongside Wife Tara Davis-Woodhall

Hunter Woodhall's Golden Victory

US sprinter Hunter Woodhall won gold in the men’s 400m T62 at the 2024 Paris Paralympics on Friday. After crossing the line, Woodhall kept running to find his wife in the crowd at the Stade de France. Woodhall found Olympic champion long jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall, and the two shared a long embrace. The pair are now both gold medal winners this summer in Paris.

Shared Success in Paris

Last month, Davis-Woodhall finished first in the women’s long jump at the 2024 Summer Games. When asked about how it felt to win gold along with his wife, Woodhall joked that he was “waiting to wake up.” “I have the best team in the world,” Woodhall told the NBC broadcast. “I couldn’t have done it without them.”

• Woodhall was born with a fused right ankle.
• He underwent amputation of both legs below the knees at a young age.
• He expressed gratitude towards Shriners Hospital in Salt Lake City.

“This gold is as much mine as yours,” Woodhall stated. “That’s one of the first things Tara and I planned, going back to Salt Lake City Hospital, seeing all you guys and now we are bringing back two gold medals baby.”

Race Results and Future Aspirations

The 25-year-old finished with a stunning time of 46.32. Germany’s Johannes Floors won silver with a time of 46.90, and the Netherlands’ Olivier Hendriks earned bronze at 46.91. Woodhall remarked that he didn’t know he won gold until he crossed the finish line, and that the moment “doesn’t feel real.” In his second event of the day, he secured a bronze medal with Team USA in the 4x100m universal relay.