WATCH: Tara Davis-Woodhall and husband Hunter Woodhall run into each other's arms after their respective wins at the Paris Olympics and Paralympics

Tara Davis-Woodhall and Hunter Woodhall enjoyed success at the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics, respectively, by winning their first-ever gold medals in the quadrennial games. Tara achieved the gold in the women’s long jump at the Olympic Games, while Hunter, who had previously won three medals at the Paralympics, added a gold to his Summer Games medal tally.

Tara earned gold with a jump of 7.10m. The gold was Tara’s first-ever medal at the Olympic Games; she finished sixth at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. About a month later, Hunter enhanced his Paralympic medal tally with a gold in the men’s 400m T62 as he registered a time of 46.36s to win ahead of Germany’s Johannes Floors (46.90) and the Netherlands’ Olivier Hendriks (46.91).

Afterward, just as Tara ran to him during the Paris Olympics, Hunter on Friday night in Paris ran to where his wife was seated, and the two embraced. The official Spanish-language Olympics account on X (formerly Twitter) shared a post showing Tara Davis-Woodhall and Hunter Woodhall running into each other’s arms post their gold-medal wins, captioning the post (translated from Spanish):

Love story straight out of a movie: Tara Davis-Woodhall is an Olympic champion. Now, her husband, Hunter Woodhall, has also won at @Paris2024 . ❤️ They shared their exploits again! 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨 #OlympicGames #ParalympicGames

Following her victory, Tara had fallen backward in the long jump sand pit and created a "sand angel." She had then rushed to the stands where Hunter was cheering her on wearing a shirt with "Team Tara" inscribed in it. They celebrated the moment with Hunter lifting Tara into his arms as they embraced.

As Hunter Woodhall crossed the finish line on September 6, he removed his USA bib and pointed to the message on its back. The message read, “Wyatt Woodhall, this one is for you.” Wyatt, Hunter's uncle, passed away from cancer.

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How did Tara Davis-Woodhall and husband Hunter Woodhall’s relationship begin?

Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates her silver medal win with her husband Hunter Woodhall at the World Athletics Championships 2023. (Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)

Tara Davis and Hunter Woodhall met for the first time while still in high school at the Simplot Games in Pocatello, Idaho, in 2017.

They began dating soon after meeting one another while studying at different universities. Davis studied at the University of Georgia before transferring to the University of Texas, while Woodhall went to the University of Arkansas.

The two got engaged in a romantic getaway in Mexico in September 2021. Tara and Hunter then exchanged vows a year later in October 2022, at D'Vine Grace Vineyard in Texas.

As a track couple, Tara Davis-Woodhall and Hunter have a deep understanding of each other's careers, which helps them support and help each other grow.

Speaking in 2018, Davis said (via TeamUSA.com),

“We hold each other accountable - we’re a partnership, we’re a team, and every day, it’s a new experience, but we get to do it together, so it makes it ten times better.”

They have consistently stood by one another through both good and bad times.