“We did it”- Tara Davis-Woodhall and Hunter Woodhall celebrate both their gold medals in heartwarming moment at Paris Paralympics

Tara Davis-Woodhall and Hunter Woodhall have both been dominating their respective events. Weeks after the long jumper won gold at the Paris Olympics, her husband has followed it up with his own victory at the 2024 Paralympics.

Davis-Woodhall had a stunning start to her year, jumping seven meters from her season opener itself. Going into the 2024 Games, she went unbeaten in the five meets that she competed in before Paris, and was a heavy favorite for gold.

Come time, the 25-year-old delivered on and surpassed all expectations, achieving a mark of 7.10m for the win, making her the only person in the final to breach the 7m mark. Post her win, Tara Davis-Woodhall rushed to her husband in the stands to celebrate.

At the Paris Paralympics, the roles were reversed as the long jumper watched on from the stands as Hunter Woodhall gunned for his first ever gold at the competition. While the runner was already a four-time Paralympics medalist, a gold remained missing from his collection.

All of that changed in Paris, when weeks after Davis-Woodhall’s victory, her husband replicated the feat with his own gold in the men's 400m T62 event, winning the race in 46.36s. Celebrating their achievements together, the couple posed with their medals as they jumped up and down while shouting,

“Bringing it home. We did it.”

Tara Davis-Woodhall on being a gold-medalist alongside Hunter Woodhall

For Tara Davis-Woodhall and Hunter Woodhall, the latter's performance at the Paris Paralympics has ensured that the couple has cemented their status as a sporting power couple, being the Olympic and Paralympic champion at the same time.

Reacting to this, the long jumper said it was a dream come true for the both of them, telling media,

“It was a dream for us to both win gold and now we have. We’ll be wearing these golds for the rest of our lives.”

Hunter Woodhall also revealed how his wife helped him navigate his way to the gold, saying,

“Tara has taught me a lot about self-affirmation. Before the Olympics, she was writing in her journal, ‘I will be the Olympic champ’ ‘I am strong, I am fast’. I have had my journal here and I wrote today, ‘I will be the Paralympic champion’. And now I am.”

For now, Tara Davis-Woodhall has already announced the end of her season for the year, and the track and field world will only be able to watch the long jumper in action in 2025. It remains to be seen if Hunter Woodhall choses to take a well-deserved break after the Paralympics, or continues to compete for the remainder of the year even after his gold in Paris.