Hunter Woodhall

Quick Facts

• Specialty: 200m and 400m

Biographical Information

Hunter Woodhall is a track and field athlete and a Paralympian. His standout performance in the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games earned him the title of 2016 Male High School Track Athlete of the Year. Following this success, the Mayor of his hometown, Syracuse City, deemed September 15 “Hunter Woodhall Day.”

Woodhall notably became the first double amputee to earn an NCAA Division I athletic scholarship at the University of Arkansas.

He has stated that his parents have the biggest influence on his life. He was born with fibular hemimelia, which prevents the lower limbs from developing properly. His first amputation operation occurred when he was just 11 months old. Woodhall grew up participating in various sports and was homeschooled until the fifth grade. 

Paralympic Highlights 

At the Rio 2016 games, Woodhall won a silver medal in the 200-meter T44 and a bronze medal in the 400m T44 events. He went on to compete at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, where he secured a bronze medal in the 400m T62 event.

At the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, Woodhall won his first gold medal in the 400m T62 event. He then added a bronze medal to his collection as part of Team USA's 4x100m universal relay squad.

World Championships Highlights

In the World Para Athletics Championships 2015, Woodhall won bronze in the 200m T44 and silver in the 400m T44 events. His success continued at the World Para Athletics Championships in London 2017, where he earned silver medals in both the 200m and 400m T43 events.

U.S. Championship Highlights

Woodhall made his international debut at the 2014 World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Mesa, Arizona. During his senior year in 2016, he ranked 20th in the USA in the 400m event with a time of 47.32 seconds and was named the 2016 Male High School Track Athlete of the Year. 

At the SEC Outdoor Championships in Fayetteville in 2019, he won a bronze medal in the 4x400 event. He also broke the 100m T62 American record at the U.S. Paralympics Track and Field National Championships with a time of 11.0 seconds.

Early Career

Woodhall started running in the fifth grade when his middle school friends joined the track team. He made his international debut in 2014 and joined the U.S. National Paralympics Team at the Doha 2015 World Para Athletics Championships in Qatar. His notable achievements include winning silver and bronze in the IPC Athletics World Championships 2015.

Paralympic Experience

• 3-time Paralympian; 5-time Paralympic medalist (1 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)
  • Paralympic Games Paris 2024, gold (400m T62 - Men), bronze (Universal Relay - Open), 6th (100m T64 - Men)
  • Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, bronze (400m T62 - Men), 8th (100m T64 - Men)
  • Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, (4 x 100m Relay T42-47 - Men), silver (200m T44 - Men), bronze (400m T44 - Men)

World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2024 – silver (100m T64 - Men, 400m T62 - Men)
• Years of participation: 100m T64 - Men 2023, 2024; 400m T62 - Men 2023, 2024; Universal Relay - Mixed 2023; 200m T43 - Men 2017; 4 x 100m Relay T42-47 - Men 2017; 400m T43 - Men 2017; 200m T44 - Men 2015; 400m T44 - Men 2015
• Medals: 6 (5 silver, 1 bronze)
  • Silver – 2024 (100m T64 - Men, 400m T62 - Men); 2017 (200m T43 - Men, 400m T43 - Men); 2015 (400m T44 - Men)
  • Bronze – 2015 (200m T44 - Men)