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Jared Tallent was born on 17 October, 1984 in Ballarat, Victoria, is an Australian race walker. Discover Jared Tallent's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 39 years old?

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Age 39 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 17 October 1984
Birthday 17 October
Birthplace Ballarat, Victoria
Nationality Australia

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Jared Tallent Height, Weight & Measurements

At 39 years old, Jared Tallent height is 1.78m and Weight 58 kg.

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Height 1.78m
Weight 58 kg
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Who Is Jared Tallent's Wife?

His wife is Claire Tallent (m. 2008)

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Wife Claire Tallent (m. 2008)
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Jared Tallent Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jared Tallent worth at the age of 39 years old? Jared Tallent’s income source is mostly from being a successful Walker. He is from Australia. We have estimated Jared Tallent's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Source of Income Walker

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1972

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.

1984

Jared Tallent (born 17 October 1984) is an Australian race walker and Olympic gold medallist 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.

Tallent was born on 17 October 1984 in Ballarat, Victoria.

He is one of six children and his parents own a potato farm near Ballarat.

Tallent attended Dean Primary School and Ballarat High School.

2004

He was coached by Brent Vallance at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra between 2004 and 2012.

2008

He married race walker Claire Woods in Walkerville, South Australia in August 2008.

Tallent finished third in the 20 km walk at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing to claim his first Olympic medal.

2009

In the 20 km walk and 50 km walk at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, he finished in sixth and seventh position respectively.

In March 2016, Court of Arbitration for Sport stripped London gold medallist Sergey Kirdyapkin of all his results for the period of 20 August 2009 to 15 October 2012 for doping.

Tallent was then awarded the gold medal.

2010

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.

Later on that year Tallent took home gold in the 20 km walk at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.

2011

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.

At the 2011 IAAF World Athletics Championships, he won the bronze medal in the Men's 50 km walk.

2012

At the 2012 London Olympics, Tallent finished 7th in the 20 km walk.

A week later he won the gold medal in the 50 km walk in a personal best time and Olympic Record of 3:36:53.

Tallent originally finished second in the 50 km walk at the 2012 London Olympics.

2013

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.

2015

In 2015, Tallent won his third World Championships medal with Silver in the 50 km walk at the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China.

2016

On 24 March 2016, original gold medalist Sergey Bakulin had his results disqualified for doping, advancing Tallent's medal to Silver.

Also advancing his medal was Denis Nizhegorodov, whose A sample also tested positive.

Nizhegorodov was fortunate his B sample could not confirm doping and he retains the medal.

Tallent was initially awarded the Silver medal, but on 24 March 2016 the Court of Arbitration for Sport disqualified all results, in the period from 20 August 2009 to 15 October 2012, of doper Sergey Kirdyapkin, who had been the first walker across the line.

Tallent received his gold medal for the 2012 Olympics on 17 June 2016 in a special ceremony.

At the 2016 IAAF World Race Walking Cup in Rome, Italy, Tallent was initially awarded the Silver medal behind Alex Schwazer, the 2008 Olympic gold medallist who had just returned from a four-year doping ban.

However, in August 2016 the Court of Arbitration for Sport disqualified Schwazer from 1 January 2016, due to him yet again failing a drug test and Tallent was retrospectively awarded the gold medal.

At the 2016 Rio Olympics, he won the Silver medal in the Men's 50 km walk.

As a result of winning four Olympic medals, he became Australia's most prolific Olympic male track and field medallist.

On 17 June 2016, 1460 days after his London 50 km race, Tallent was presented his gold medal on steps of the Victorian Parliament and this ceremony followed International Olympic Committee protocol with Australian Olympic Committee President John Coates presenting him the gold medal, Athletics Australia President Mark Arbib presenting a bunch of flowers and the national anthem being played whilst the Australian flag was raised.

Tallent made the following comments when interviewed during the ceremony:

2017

They welcomed their first son, Harvey Sebastian Tallent, into the world on 25 May 2017.

Tallent withdrew from the 50 km walk at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics due to a hamstring injury.

Tallent announced his retirement in March 2021 after failing to overcome a hamstring injury before the 2021 Australian Olympic selection trials.

2018

In May 2018 at an IAAF ceremony in Taicang, China, Tallent was awarded two gold medals from the 2012 and 2016 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships 50-kilometre race walk, following the confirmed positive doping test of the 2016 first-placed race walker Alex Schwazer (ITA) and a previously confirmed series of abnormalities in the Athlete Biological Passport profile of 2012 first-placed Sergey Kirdyapkin (RUS) and second-placed Igor Erokhin (RUS).