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Hunter Woodhall sprints to gold in men’s 400m T62 race at 2024 Paris Paralympics

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September 6, 2024

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Hunter Woodhall sprints to gold in men’s 400m T62 race at 2024 Paris Paralympics

Three-time Paralympian Hunter Woodhall celebrated after winning his first gold medal on Friday. (Photo by Marco Mantovani/Getty Images)

Hunter Woodhall took home his first gold medal on Friday, joining his wife Tara Davis-Woodhall as a Team USA gold medalist. Woodhall, a three-time Paralympian, sprinted the 400 meter T62 race in 46.36 seconds to win gold for Team USA.

Soon after the win, Woodhall ran over to his wife, Olympic long jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall, celebrate the victory. Just a month ago, the roles were reversed, with Davis-Woodhall taking gold in the long jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics and running over to celebrate with her husband.

Photos of the couple have thrilled viewers, with the two athletes showing each other a beautiful level of support and love throughout the games. Woodhall and Davis-Woodhall, who met at a track meet in Idaho seven year ago, got married in 2022.

Gold medallist US' Hunter Woodhall (L) celebrates with his wife Olympic women's long jump champion Tara Davis-Woodhall after the victory ceremony for the Men's 400m T62 final event at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, outside Paris on September 6, 2024. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP) (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images) — Hunter Woodhall celebrates with Tara Davis-Woodhall after winning Paralympic gold on September 6, 2024. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP) (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Gold medallist US' Tara Davis-Woodhall (L) celebrates with her husband US' track and field paralympic athlete Hunter Woodhall (R) after winning the women's long jump final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images) — Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates with Hunter Woodhall after winning Olympic gold on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

Woodhall out-ran Germany Johannes Floors and the Netherlands’ Olivier Hendriks to take first place in the T62 400m, categorized by double amputee para-athletes who run with prosthetic legs. Floors holds the world and Paralympic record in the event, making Woodhall’s win somewhat of a coup. The victory marks his first-ever gold, just a few weeks after his wife won hers.

Woodhall now has five Paralympic medals, earning a silver and bronze in Rio and a bronze in the same event in Tokyo. He also picked up a bronze in the mixed 4x400m relay in Paris.