Hunter Woodhall claims Paralympic gold month after wife’s Olympic triumph

American Hunter Woodhall won the 400 meters T62 at the Paris Paralympic Games, a month after his wife Tara Davis-Woodhall won Olympic gold in the long jump.

Woodhall won in 46.36 seconds at the Stade de France, ahead of world record holder Johannes Floors of Germany and Olivier Hendriks of the Netherlands.

The 25-year-old celebrated her victory by hugging Tara, who was watching in the audience, in a reversal of the roles she played when she won gold at the same venue in August.

“I’m so full of emotions right now. It’s so unbelievable,” he said. “I’ve waited so long and had so much stress and worry to get to this.

“This is a lesson in aiming for the stars and setting big goals.”

It is the first Paralympic title of Woodhall’s career, after he already won bronze in the same event in Tokyo.