Claire Tallent

Claire Tallent

Claire Tallent (born Claire Woods on 6 July 1981 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian racewalker.

She has represented Australia at the Olympic Games, World Championships in Athletics and medalled at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games. She is married to international racewalker and dual Olympic medallist, Jared Tallent. She was nineteenth at the 2010 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, but reached the podium at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, where she claimed the silver medal behind England's Johanna Jackson.

Tallent began her 2011 season with a husband and wife double at the Australian 20 km walk championships, taking the women's title while her husband won on the men's side.^[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Australia
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	27th	20 km
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	27th	20 km
2010	Commonwealth Games	New Delhi, India	2nd	20 km

References

1. ^ Johnson, Len (2011-02-19). Tallents open 2011 with Australian 20Km titles in Hobart -IAAF Race Walking Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-20.

• sports-reference

External links

• IAAF profile for Claire Tallent

Persondata
Name	Tallent, Claire
Alternative names
Short description	Australian racewalking athlete
Date of birth	6 July 1981
Place of birth	Adelaide
Date of death
Place of death