Further Information 

Competition Stats

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
10km walk: 2000 (U20) – 3rd, 2001 (U20) – 1st,
2002 (U20) – 1st, 2003 (U20) – 1st
10,000m walk: 2002 (U20) – 2nd, 2003 (U20) – 1st
20km walk: 2002 (U20) – 1st, 2003 (U20) – 1st,
2003 – 3rd, 2005 – 5th, 2006 – 3rd, 2007 – 2nd,
2008 – 1st, 2009 – 1st, 2010 – 1st (1:19:15), 2012 - 1st
30km walk: 2004 – 1st, 2006 – 2nd
50km walk: 2006 – 3rd, 2007 – 1st, 2009 – 1st, 2011 - 1st

INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
World Youth Championships: 2001 – 10,000m walk 7th (44.50.94)
World Junior Championships: 2002 [Kingston, JAM] – 10,000m walk 19th (45:41.19)
World Race Walking Cup: 2004 [Naumburg, GER] – 20km walk 75th (1:30:01), 2006 [La Coruna, ESP] – 14th (1:21.36, team 2nd), 2008 [Cheboksary, RUS] – 20km walk 10th (1:19:48, team 3rd), 2010 [Chihuahua, MEX] – 50km walk 3rd (3:54.55, team 5th)
World Championships: 2005 [Helsinki, FIN] – 20km walk 18th (1:23:42), 2007 [Osaka, JPN] – 20km walk DQ, 2009 [Berlin, GER] – 20km walk 6th (1:20:27), 50km walk 7th (3:44:50), 2011 [Daegu, KOR] - 20km walk 27th (1:25:25), 50km walk 3rd (3:43:36)
Commonwealth Games: 2006 [Melbourne, AUS] – 20km walk 3rd (1:23:32), 2010 [New Delhi, IND]– 20km walk 1st (1:22:18)
Olympic Games: 2008 [Beijing, CHN] – 20km walk 3rd (1:19:42), 50km walk 2nd (3:39:27)

EVENTS / PERSONAL BESTS
3000m walk: 11.21.04 – Canberra (AUS), 29/10/2005
5000m walk: 18.41.83 – Sydney (AUS), 28/02/2009
10,000m walk: 40.41.5 – Valga (EST), 27/05/2006
20km walk: 1:19.15 – Hobart (AUS), 13/02/2010
30km walk: 2:06.27 – Canberra, 10/06/2007
50km walk: 3:38.56 – Melbourne, 22/11/2009

RECORD(S)
National record – 5000m walk: 18.41.83 – Sydney
(AUS), 28/02/2009

Honours

Olympic silver 50km walk and bronze 20km walk (2008)

World Championship 50km bronze (2011)
Commonwealth gold 20km walk (2010)
Commonwealth bronze 20km walk (2006)
World Race Walking Cup bronze 50km walk (2010)
3 x 20km walk national champion (2008-2010)
2 x 50km walk national champion (2007, 2009)

Interesting Facts

Jared is one of six children raised on the family potato farm in Newlyn, just outside of Ballarat. He lost his right index finger in an accident when he was two.

Jared is studying to become a physical education teacher at the University of Canberra and works as a tour guide at the AIS. His interests include travel, F1 motor racing and training.

Jared started competing in Little Athletics where he met his long-term coach Daryl Biggin. He became engaged to fellow Australian representative walker and Beijing team member Claire Woods in Germany in June 2007. Jared and Claire had their wedding less than two weeks following the 2008 Olympics Games in the aptly named town of Walkerville, a suburb in Adelaide.