| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 2 | 50km Walk | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 3:39:27 |
| 3 | 20km Walk | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 1:19:42 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 3 | 50km Walk | 2011 | Daegu, KOR | 3:43:36 |
| 6 | 20km Walk | 2009 | Berlin, GER | 1:20:27 |
| 7 | 50km Walk | 2009 | Berlin, GER | 3:44:50 |
| 27 | 20km Walk | 2011 | Daegu, KOR | 1:25:25 |
| World Race Walking Challenge | ||||
| 2 | 20km Walk | 2012 | Chihuahua, MEX | 1:21:50 |
| 2 | 20km Walk | 2008 | Murcia, ESP | 1:24:02 |
| 2 | 50km Walk | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 3:39:27 |
| 3 | 50km Walk | 2012 | Saransk, RUS | 3:40:32 |
| 3 | 50km Walk | 2011 | Daegu, KOR | 3:43:36 |
| 3 | 50km Walk | 2010 | Chihuahua, MEX | 3:54:55 |
| 3 | 20km Walk | 2009 | Chihuahua, MEX | 1:23:44 |
| 3 | 20km Walk | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 1:19:42 |
| 4 | 20km Walk | 2011 | Taicang, CHN | 1:19:57 |
| 4 | 20km Walk | 2011 | Chihuahua, MEX | 1:23:25 |
| 5 | 20km Walk | 2012 | Taicang, CHN | 1:20:34 |
| 5 | 20km Walk | 2010 | La Corunya, ESP | 1:21:31 |
| 5 | 20km Walk | 2009 | Wuxi, CHN | 1:21:11 |
| 6 | 20km Walk | 2009 | Berlin, GER | 1:20:27 |
| 7 | 50km Walk | 2009 | Berlin, GER | 3:44:50 |
| 8 | 10km Walk | 2010 | Beijing, CHN | 38:29 |
| 8 | 10km Walk | 2009 | Saransk, RUS | 39:28 |
| 10 | 10km Walk | 2011 | La Corunya, ESP | 39:49 |
Nickname
JT (olympics.com.au, 27 Feb 2012)
Hobbies
Training, travelling and Formula 1. (Athletics Australia, 21Aug 2007)
Occupation
Athlete, Clerk, Guide, Student
Education
Physical Education - University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, AUS
Family
Wife Claire Tallent
Club name
Ballarat YCW Harriers, Ballarat, VIC, AUS
Coach
Brent Vallace from 2004 (olympics.com.au, 27 Feb 2012)
Sporting relatives
Competed in triathlon at a national level before focusing exclusively on walking. (Athletics Australia, 21 Aug 2007)
Other sports
His wife Claire Tallent is also a race walker and competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (athletics.com.au, 27 Aug 2010; london2012.olympics.com.au, 12 Jul 2012)
Injuries
He was hampered by injuries in 2004 including a femoral [leg] stress reaction. (Athletics Australia, 21 Aug 2007)
He lost his right index finger in a potato grading machine accident at age two. (Athletics Australia, 19 Feb 2006; NOC, 2008)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He started the sport at his local Little Athletics club. (ausport.gov.au, 27 Aug 2010)
Ambitions
To win an Olympic title. (ausport.gov.au, 27 Aug 2010)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning two medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (ausport.gov.au, 27 Aug 2010)
Hero
Australian Formula 1 driver Mark Webber. (AIS, 06 Sep 2007)
Most influential person in career
His parents. (AIS, 06 Sep 2007)
Awards
He was named the Ballarat Sportsperson of the Year in 2008, 2010 and 2011. (thecourier.com.au, 02 Feb 2012)
He became the first Australian male track and field athlete to win multiple medals at a single Olympic Games since 1900 when he won a silver and a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (heraldsun.com.au, 22 Aug 2008)
He became the first Australian to win a medal in the 50km walk at the Olympic Games, in Beijing in 2008. (athletics.com.au, 27 Aug 2010)
He was named the International Association of Athletics Federations [IAAF] 20km Race Walker of the Year in 2008. (heraldsun.com.au, 23 Sep 2008)
General
FURTHER STUDY
He is currently studying for a business studies degree in financial planning at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology [RMIT]. (ausport.gov.au, 27 Aug 2010)
WORK
Apart from his studies and his walking career, he is also a tour guide on the Australian Institute of Sport [AIS] Campus. (jaredtallent.com, 2012)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
