Jared Tallent
Jared Tallent (born 17 October 1984) is an Australian race walker, and Olympic gold medallist (pending IAAF ratification[1]) in the 50 km walk from London in 2012. He is a three-time Olympic medallist and three-time World Championship medallist.
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.[2] In the 20 km walk and 50 km walk at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, he finished in sixth and seventh position respectively.[3] 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.[4] Later on that year Tallent took home gold in the 20 km walk at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.[5]
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.[6] 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 the gold medal (pending IAAF ratification) in the 50 km walk in a personal best time and Olympic Record of 3:36:53.[7] On 24 March 2016 the Court of Arbitration for Sport, disqualified the results of original winner, Sergey Kirdyapkin, for the period from 20 August 2009 to 15 October 2012. Ratification of amended results for the 2012 Olympic Games is likely to be announced in June 2016.[1]
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.
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In 2015, Tallent won his third World Championships medal with silver in the 50 km walk at the World Championships of Athletics in Beijing.
Personal life
Born in Ballarat, Victoria in 1984, Jared married Claire Tallent, a fellow Race Walker 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 |
1st |
50 km |
3:40:32 |
| Olympic Games |
London, United Kingdom |
7th |
20 km |
1:20:02 |
| 1st |
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 |
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