21/03/2019   Australia (AUS): The selection to Doha 2019 is decided






The Doha World Championships are still far away, but the selections are already underway.

 
Australia is one of the nations that have already set the first athletes to participate and are: Dane Bird-Smith (20km men); Katie Hayward and Jemima Montag (20km women), Claire Tallent (50km women)
 
Below we present for our readers the progressions of each in their respective specialties.
 
 
Dane Bird-Smith
 
The athlete's curriculum consists of the following important medals:
 
- Olympic Games 2016: bronze
- World Race Walking Cup 2012: silver
- Commonwealth Games 2018: gold
- Oceania Race Walking Championships: 2013 (silver), 2017 (gold), 2019 (silver)
- World University Games 2015: gold
 
 

  PERFORMANCE PLACE DATE
       
2019 1:20:52 Adelaide (AUS) 10 FEB 2019
2018 1:19:34 Gold Coast (AUS) 08 APR 2018
2017 1:19:28 London (GBR) 13 AUG 2017
2016 1:19:37 Rio de Janeiro (BRA) 12 AUG 2016
2015 1:20:05 La Coruna (ESP) 06 JUN 2015
2014 1:20:27 Taicang (CHN) 04 MAY 2014
2013 1:22:03 La Coruna (ESP) 01 JUN 2013
2012 1:23:15 Taicang (CHN) 30 MAR 2012
2011 1:26:38 Melbourne (AUS) 11 DEC 2011

 

 

Claire Tallent

 

The athlete's curriculum consists of the following important medals:

 
- World Race Walking Cup 2018: bronze (50km)

- Commonwealth Games 2010: silver (20km)

 

50km

 

  PERFORMANCE PLACE DATE
       
2019 4:12:44 Santee, CA (USA) 26 JAN 2019
2018 4:09:33 Taicang (CHN) 05 MAY 2018

 

 

20km


  PERFORMANCE PLACE DATE
       
2019 1:33:24 Adelaide (AUS) 10 FEB 2019
2018 1:31:29 Adelaide (AUS) 11 FEB 2018
2017 1:33:59 Melbourne (AUS) 17 DEC 2017
2016 1:33:23 Naumburg (GER) 22 MAY 2016
2012 1:28:53 Taicang (CHN) 30 MAR 2012
2011 1:32:39 Taicang (CHN) 22 APR 2011
2010 1:32:02 La Coruna (ESP) 19 JUN 2010
2009 1:32:12 Melbourne (AUS) 07 MAR 2009
2008 1:33:02 Beijing (CHN) 21 AUG 2008
2007 1:35:36 Canberra (AUS) 28 JAN 2007
2006 1:35:18 Yangzhou (CHN) 22 APR 2006
2005 1:36:21 Sydney (AUS) 23 JUL 2005
2004 1:35:25 Naumburg (GER) 02 MAY 2004
2003 1:42:16 Canberra (AUS) 23 FEB 2003

 

 

 

Katie Haward

 

The athlete's curriculum consists of the following important medals:

 
- Oceania Race Walking Championships 2019: silver

 


  PERFORMANCE PLACE DATE
       
2019 1:29:25 Adelaide (AUS) 10 FEB 2019

 

 

 

Jemima Montag

 

The athlete's curriculum consists of the following important medals:

 
- Commonwealth Games 2018: gold
- Oceania Race Walking Championships 2019: bronze
 
 

  PERFORMANCE PLACE DATE
       
2019 1:30:51 Adelaide (AUS) 10 FEB 2019
2018 1:31:26 Adelaide (AUS) 11 FEB 2018
2017 1:34:18 Melbourne (AUS) 17 DEC 2017