210330 Jared TallentAustralian Jared Tallent is one of the most important walking personalities in the last fifteen years without sports. However, he will not win the precious metal at the fourth Olympic Games in a row. He decided to end his career at the age of XNUMX due to an injury.

Tallent debuted internationally at the Under-17 World Championships in Debrecen, Hungary in 2001. Seven years later, he became the first Australian athlete to win two medals at one Olympics. At the 2008 Beijing Games, he ran 20 kilometers for bronze on the track and won silver at the age of 3. Four years later, he even became the Olympic champion when he triumphed in London in the still valid Olympic record of 36:53:XNUMX, which is also the value of his personal maximum. He was seventh in his twenties. At the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, he was not enough at the age of XNUMX to win the victorious Slovak Matej Tóth and take the silver from Brazil.

He also shone at the world championships, where he won a silver medal three times in a row, at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, 2013 in Moscow and 2015 in Beijing. He won the Walking World Cup twice in 2012 and 2016, and in the 2010 season he became the Commonwealth Champion in New Delhi. He has won the Oceania Games four times and the National Championships seven times. On the 20-kilometer track, the passenger has 1:19:15. "I am proud of what I have achieved in athletics. I never dreamed of winning medals at the Olympics when I started walking and winning them at three Olympics in a row is something I will never forget. " he let himself be heard.

In the coming weeks, he wanted to strive to participate in his fourth Olympics. However, a muscle injury prevented him from doing so. "I planned to make Tokyo my swan song, but I've been bothered by a hamstring injury for a long time, which makes it impossible for me to compete in the Australian Championship, which could be the last chance to qualify for the games. So, with mixed emotions, I'm announcing my athletic retirement. " stated in an official statement.

He also did not forget to thank everyone who contributed to his successful career. "Thanks to athletics, I have gained many valuable friendships and I am grateful for them. I would like to thank my family and friends for their support, as well as coaches Daril Biggin, Brent Vallance and Adam Didyk, who have led me throughout my career. Many thanks also to Professor Louise Burke of the Australian Sports Institute. I have achieved much of my success thanks to the knowledge she has shared with me. Without this team, I wouldn't be able to do any of that. " added.