Jared Tallent

Jared Tallent
Personal information
Born (1984-10-17) 17 October 1984 (age 40)
Ballarat, Victoria
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country Australia
SportAthletics
Event(s)20 km Race Walk, 50 km Race Walk
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London 50 km walk
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 50 km walk
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 50 km walk
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 20 km walk
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Daegu 50 km walk
Silver medal – second place 2013 Moscow 50 km walk
Silver medal – second place 2015 Beijing 50 km walk
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 New Delhi 20 km walk
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne 20 km walk
World Race Walking Cup
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rome 50 km walk
Gold medal – first place 2012 Saransk 50 km walk
Silver medal – second place 2006 A Coruña 20 km teamwalk
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Cheboksary 20 km teamwalk
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Chihuahua 50 km walk
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Taicang 50 km walk

Jared Tallent (born 17 October 1984) OAM is an Australian race walker and Olympic gold medallist[1] in the 50 km walk from London in 2012. He is a four-time Olympic medallist, three-time World Championship medallist and holds the current Olympic record in the 50 km walk.

  1. ^ "IAAF: IAAF statement concerning CAS decisions: six Russian athletes| News | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.