Team USA athlete Tara Davis-Woodhall long-jumped her way to an Olympic gold medal on Thursday—and into the hearts of millions of people when she was photographed celebrating with her husband Hunter on the sidelines.
The track and field star beat defending long-jump champion Malaika Mihambo of Germany with a 7.10-meter (23.29 feet) jump at the Paris Olympics. But it was Davis-Woodhall’s jump into Hunter’s arms that got everyone’s attention as photographers captured the moment.
On X, Davis-Woodhall and Hunter, who is a multiple medal-winning Paralympian, were deemed #CouplesGoals.
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“Pure, unadulterated love, pride and joy for his wife, Olympic champion Tara Davis-Woodhall. More of this energy, please. So wholesome,” wrote user @TheGMcConnachie on X.
Another social media user added on X, “Tara Davis-Woodhall’s husband, Hunter, cheering her on with a ‘Team Tara’ shirt as she becomes an Olympic champion,” adding a teary-eyed emoji.
Davis-Woodhall previously finished sixth at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, and Thursday’s win was her first Olympic medal win.
“Take a bow, Tara Davis-Woodhall! She is an Olympic Champion for the first time! #ParisOlympics,” wrote NBC Olympics & Paralympics on X.
Davis-Woodhall and Hunter married in October 2022, and they have been documenting their relationship and journey to the Olympics through their respective social media accounts, with Team USA even branding them the Olympic “power couple.”
“What a moment,” added the X account for the Olympic Games.
Indeed.
When asked about having Hunter on the sidelines cheering her on, Davis-Woodhall told Today’s Craig Melvin that it meant “everything.”
“Hunter and I train every single day together,” she said. “We eat, breathe, sleep every single day and man, running into him, it felt so good.”
She added, “I couldn’t believe it, and he just reminded me that I am the Olympic champion, and we worked really hard to get to this moment.”
