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

American Hunter Woodhall stormed to victory in the T62 400m at the Paralympics in Paris, a month after his wife Tara Davis-Woodhall won Olympic long jump gold.

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 by hugging Tara, who was watching in the crowd, in a role reversal of the celebrations when she took gold in August at the same venue.

“I am so full of emotions right now. It is so incredible,” he said. “I have been waiting so long, and gone through so much stress and worry about achieving this.

“This is a lesson in shooting for the stars and making big goals.”

It is the first Paralympic title of Woodhall’s career, having won bronze in the same event at Tokyo.