Claire Tallent
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 Claire Tallent |
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| Birth name | Claire Woods | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 July 1981 Adelaide, South Australia |
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| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | |||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Australia |
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 20 km Race Walk | |||||||||||||||
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Updated on 25 April 2013. |
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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 [edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2007 | Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand | 14th | 20 km | 1:45:07 hrs |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 27th | 20 km | 1:33:02 hrs |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 27th | 20 km | 1:38:12 hrs |
| 2010 | Commonwealth Games | New Delhi, India | 2nd | 20 km | 1:36:55 hrs |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 21st | 20 km | 1:34:46 hrs |
| 2012 | Oceania Championships (Regional Division West) | Cairns, Australia | 1st | 5000 m | 21:57.48 min |
| 1st | 10km | 44.19 min | |||
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | – | 20 km | DQ | |
References [edit]
- ^ Johnson, Len (2011-02-19). "Tallents open 2011 with Australian 20Km titles in Hobart-IAAF Race Walking Challenge". IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-20.
External links [edit]
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- IAAF profile for Claire Tallent
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