Paralympian Hunter Woodhall spent the Paris Olympics cheering on his wife Tara Davis-Woodhall as she won gold. Now he will be going for the top prize himself at the Paralympics.
Hunter Woodhall went viral for being his wife's biggest - and loudest - supporter as she won gold at the Paris Olympics in the women's long jump event. Team USA's Tara Davis-Woodhall soared to Olympic glory on 8 August, and ran straight over to her husband in the crowd in one of the most heartwarming moments of the summer games. 'You're the Olympic champion!' Woodhall shouted.
In 2021, he took home another bronze from Tokyo in the 400-metre T62. He and Woodhall-Davis met on the track when they were in high school, both aged 17, and married in October 2022 having dated long distance during university. Woodhall puts much of the couple's career success down to their relationship. 'There's zero chance that we would be doing what we're doing if we didn't have each other,' he said. 'For sure.
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