Jared Tallent

Jared Tallent

Personal information
Born	(1984-10-17) 17 October 1984 Ballarat, Victoria
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	50 km Race Walk
Medal record Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 50 km walk 2012 London 50 km walk 2008 Beijing 20 km walk World Championships 2015 Beijing 50 km walk 2011 Daegu 50 km walk 2013 Moscow 50 km walk Commonwealth Games 2010 New Delhi 20 km walk 2006 Melbourne 20 km walk World Race Walking Cup 2012 Saransk 50 km walk 2010 Chihuahua 50 km walk 2014 Taicang 50 km walk

Jared Tallent (born 17 October 1984) is an Australian race walker.

Tallent finished third in the 20 km walk at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing to claim his first Olympic medal. He received a silver medal for finishing second in the 50 km walk a week later, becoming the first Australian to win two athletic medals in the same Olympics since 1972 and the first male Australian to do so in 102 years.^[1] In the 20 km walk and 50 km walk at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, he finished in sixth and seventh position respectively.^[2] Tallent returned to the medal dais in 2010 when claiming a bronze medal in the 50 km Walk at the 24th World Race Walking Cup held in Chihuahua, Mexico.^[3] Later on that year Tallent took home gold in the 20 km walk at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.^[4]

He opened his 2011 season with a win at the Australian 20 km walk championships, while his wife Claire Tallent secured the women's title.^[5] At the 2011 IAAF World Athletics Championships, he won the bronze medal in the Men's 50 km walk.

At the 2012 London Olympics, Tallent finished 7th in the 20 km walk. A week later he won his second consecutive silver medal in the 50 km walk in a personal best time of 3:36:53.^[6]

Tallent won the bronze medal in the Men's 50 km walk at the 2013 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow, Russia. It was his second world championships medal. After 2012 Olympics, he moved to Adelaide, South Australia and his wife Claire Tallent took over his coaching. ^[7]

Personal life

Born in Ballarat, Victoria in 1984, Jared married Claire Tallent in 2008.

Achievements

Jared at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, 50 km walk race

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Australia
2001	World Youth Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	7th	10,000 m	44:50.94
2002	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	19th	10,000 m	45:41.19
2004	World Race Walking Cup	Naumburg, Germany	75th	20 km	1:30:01
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	18th	20 km	1:23:42
2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	3rd	20 km	1:23:32
	World Race Walking Cup	La Coruña, Spain	14th	20 km	1:21:36
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	—	20 km	DSQ
2008	World Race Walking Cup	Cheboksary, Russia	10th	20 km	1:19:48
	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	3rd	20 km	1:19:42
			2nd	50 km	3:39:27
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	6th	20 km	1:20:27
			7th	50 km	3:44:50
2010	World Race Walking Cup	Chihuahua, Mexico	3rd	50 km	3:54:55
	Commonwealth Games	Delhi, India	1st	20 km	1:22:18
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	3rd	50 km	3:43:36
2012	World Race Walking Cup	Saransk, Russia	2nd	50 km	3:40:32
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	7th	20 km	1:20:02
			2nd	50 km	3:36:53
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	3rd	50 km	3:40:03
2014	World Race Walking Cup	Taicang, China	3rd	50 km	3:42:48
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	26th	20 km	1:24:19
			2nd	50 km	3:42:17

References

External links

• Jared Tallent profile at IAAF
• jaredtallent.com
• Athletics Australia Results Database - Jared Tallent

Australian athletes at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics Melissa Breen John Steffensen Sean Wroe Joel Milburn Madeleine Pape Ryan Gregson Jeffrey Riseley Jeremy Roff Collis Birmingham David McNeil Sally Pearson Tristan Thomas Brendan Cole Tamsyn Lewis Youcef Abdi Donna MacFarlane Ben Offereins Luke Adams Adam Rutter Jared Tallent Claire Tallent Jess Rothwell Cheryl Webb Chris Erickson Martin Dent Andrew Letherby Mark Tucker Scott Westcott Lisa Jane Weightman Petrina Price Alwyn Jones Steven Hooker Fabrice Lapierre Mitchell Watt Kimberley Mickle Justin Anlezark Scott Martin Benn Harradine Dani Samuels

Australian athletes at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics Sean Wroe Jeffrey Riseley Ben St Lawrence Liam Gander Mitchell Watt John Steffensen Luke Adams Sally Pearson Laura Whaler Tamsyn Manou Hayley Butler Jared Tallent Ryan Gregson Collis Birmingham Craig Mottram Jeff Hunt Youcef Abdi Anthony Alozie Matt Davies Aaron Rouge-Serret Isaac Ntiamoah Ben Offereins Tristan Thomas Steven Solomon Nathan Deakes Fabrice Lapierre Henry Frayne Steve Hooker Benn Harradine Jarrod Bannister Kaila McKnight Eloise Wellings Lauren Boden Melissa Breen Charlotte van Veenendaal Caitlin Sargent Caitlin Willis-Pincott Anneliese Rubie Regan Lamble Claire Tallent Alana Boyd Dani Samuels Kimberley Mickle

Australia at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics Joshua Ross Alexander Rowe Brett Robinson Ben St Lawrence Collis Birmingham Tristan Thomas Jarrod Geddes Nicholas Hough Tim Leathart Andrew McCabe Isaac Ntiamoah Alexander Beck Craig Burns Ben Offereins Josh Ralph Steven Solomon Martin Dent Shawn Forrest Dane Bird-Smith Rhydian Cowley Chris Erickson Ian Rayson Jared Tallent Fabrice Lapierre Brandon Starc Benn Harradine Julian Wruck Hamish Peacock Melissa Breen Caitlin Sargent Kelly Hetherington Zoe Buckman Jackie Areson Lara Tamsett Sally Pearson Lauren Boden Nicole Chapple Jane Fardell Lauren Shelley Jessica Trengove Tanya Holliday Jess Rothwell Dani Samuels Kimberley Mickle Kathryn Mitchell