Woodhall claims Paralympic gold month after wife Olympic triumph

American Hunter Woodhall stormed to triumph successful nan T62 400m astatine nan Paralympics successful Paris, a period aft his woman Tara Davis-Woodhall won Olympic agelong jump gold.

Woodhall won successful 46.36 seconds astatine nan Stade de France, up of world grounds holder Johannes Floors of Germany and Olivier Hendriks of nan Netherlands.

The 25-year-old celebrated by hugging Tara, who was watching successful nan crowd, successful a domiciled reversal of nan celebrations erstwhile she took golden successful August astatine nan aforesaid venue.

"I americium truthful afloat of emotions correct now. It is truthful incredible," he said. "I person been waiting truthful long, and gone done truthful overmuch accent and interest astir achieving this.

"This is simply a instruction successful shooting for nan stars and making large goals.”

It is nan first Paralympic title of Woodhall's career, having won bronze successful nan aforesaid arena astatine Tokyo.

He added: "My first golden successful a awesome title and I couldn't prime a amended one.

"Tara has taught maine a lot. Before nan Olympics she was penning successful her journal: 'I will beryllium nan Olympic champ, I americium strong, I americium fast.' I brought my diary pinch maine and nan past fewer days I've been penning successful location 'I will beryllium Paralympic champion', and that's travel true."

Speaking aft Hunter's victory, Tara said: "I was truthful nervous, I was truthful pumped - knowing he was fresh to tally and really overmuch he wanted to win. And now he has.

"It was a dream for america to some triumph golden and now we have. We'll beryllium wearing these golds for nan remainder of our lives."

Woodhall came sixth successful nan T64 100m earlier successful nan Games, but saw nan 400m arsenic his strongest event.

At nan Paris Games successful August, Tara recorded a region of 7.10m pinch her 4th jump to unafraid her first Olympic golden badge up of Germany's Malaika Mihambo and compatriot Jasmine Moore.