Jared Tallent
- Born
- Oct 17, 1984 (42 years old)
- Events
- 50 km Race Walk · 20 km race walk
Jared Tallent is a Australia race walker, born on October 17, 1984. He competes primarily in the 20kmW, 50kmW and 3000m-short-track.
His personal bests include 1:19:15 in the 20kmW, 3:36:53 in the 50kmW, 11:15.07 in the 3000m-short-track, 38:29 in the 10Kilometr and 18:41.83 in the 5000m-short-track. He has earned 15 gold, 7 silver and 3 bronze medals in major international competitions. He is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Australia.
Personal best · 50 km Race Walk3:36:53
2021 season best45:19.0hJan 10, 2021 · George Knott Track, Collingwood, Melbourne
Medals7Olympic Games: 1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze · World Championships: 3 silver
Personal best · 20 km race walk1:19:15
As of Oct 27, 2026: 50 km Race Walk 3:36:53, 20 km race walk 1:19:15, 2021 season best 45:19.0h (Jan 10, 2021, George Knott Track, Collingwood, Melbourne (AUS)) · Olympic Games: 1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze · World Championships: 3 silver · 42 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →DisciplineResultAll-time
20kmWHobart 20101:19:151,207 pts–
50kmWLondon 20123:36:531,243 pts–
3000m-short-trackCanberra 200911:15.07226 pts–
10KilometrBeijing 201038:29–
5000m-short-trackSydney 200918:41.83294 pts–
30KilometrAdelaide 20052:12:58–
Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| World Championships | – | 3 | – | 3 |
| Total | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10,000Metr | 45:19.0h | – | Jan 10, 2021 | George Knott Track, Collingwood, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2019 | 10,000Metr | 44:21.55 | – | Jan 28, 2019 | Supernova, Canberra |
| 2019 | 20kmW | 1:27:37 | – | Feb 10, 2019 | Oceania 20km Race Walking Championships, Adelaide |
| 2017 | 10,000Metr | 45:04.27 | – | Jan 5, 2017 | Canberra (AUS) |
| 2017 | 20kmW | 1:32:01 | – | Mar 12, 2017 | Ciudad Juárez (MEX) |
| 2016 | 10,000Metr | 45:01.47 | – | Jan 11, 2016 | Canberra (AUS) |
| 2016 | 20kmW | 1:21:50 | – | Apr 23, 2016 | Taicang (CHN) |
| 2016 | 50kmW | 3:41:16 | – | Aug 19, 2016 | The XXXI Olympic Games |