Jemima Montag (born 15 February 1998) is an Australian racewalker. She came sixth in the final of the Women's 20 km walk in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in a time of 1:30.39.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 February 1998 East Melbourne, Victoria |
| Height | 159 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Racewalking |
| Event | 20 km walk |
| Coached by | Brent Vallance |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 20 km walk: 1:27:09 |
Medal record | |
Montag studies science at the University of Melbourne and works at a company that delivers food to underprivileged families,[3]
Montag is coached by former racewalker Brent “CV” Vallance.[1]
Early years edit
Montag was born in East Melbourne, Victoria, and is Jewish.[4] She began taking part in Little Athletics when she was seven,[5] encouraged by her mother, who was herself a hurdler. She was inspired by Cathy Freeman, as well as her contemporaries Regan Lamble and Steven Solomon.[1] A Jewish Australian, at age 15 was recognised for her wins at the state and national championships with the Australian 2013 Outstanding Jewish Junior Sportswoman of the Year Award.[4] She made her first impact with a win in the under-20 section at the 2014 Oceania Race Walking Championships.[6] A global medal came later that May, as she placed twelfth in the 10 kilometres walk at the 2014 IAAF World Race Walking Cup and shared in the team bronze with Clara Smith and Elizabeth Hosking.[7] She graduated high school from Wesley College in 2016.[5]
Achievements edit
Montag earned selection for Australia at the 2018 Commonwealth Games through a silver medal performance behind Beki Smith at the 2018 Australia and Oceania Race Walking Championships, setting a personal best of 1:31:26 hours in her second ever competitive outing over the 20 km distance.[8]
Montag was the gold medalist of the 20 kilometers race walk at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[5] She had been leading alongside fellow Australian Claire Tallent, but was assured of the win when Tallent was disqualified in the final stage of the race.[9][10]
At the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Montag won silver in the women's 20km walk, 25 seconds behind the winner.[11]
International competitions edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Oceania Race Walking Championships | Hobart, Australia | 1st | 10 km walk (junior) | 47:00 |
| World Race Walking Cup | Taicang, China | 12th | 10 km walk (junior) | 47:34 | |
| 3rd | Team | 20 pts | |||
| 2018 | Oceania Race Walking Championships | Adelaide Australia | 2nd | 20 km walk | 1:31:26 |
| Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 1st | 20 km walk | 1:32:50 | |
| 2019 | Oceania Race Walking Championships | Townsville, Australia | 1st | 10 km walk | 43:50:84 |
| Summer Universiade | Naples, Italy | 2nd | 20 km walk | 1:33:57 | |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 10th | 20 km walk | 1:36:54 | |
| Australian 50 km Race Walking Championships[12] | Melbourne, Australia | 2nd | 20 km walk | 1:37:22[13] |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d Jemima Montag. Commonwealth Games 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
- ^ "Athletics MONTAG Jemima - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Jemima Montag". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Mac Vic honours top sports stars, volunteers".
- ^ a b c Website, Wesley College. "Going for Gold". Wesley website. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ Montags amaze, Solomon sublime. JewishNews (2014-02-12). Retrieved on 2018-04-08.
- ^ BRONZE FOR GLORY. Athletics ACT (2014-05-04). Retrieved 2018-04-08.
- ^ Montag’s moment: Teen qualifies for Commonwealth Games. Jewish News (2018-02-15). Retrieved 2018-04-08.
- ^ Jemima Montag wins 20km walk; Claire Tallent disqualified. ESPN (2018-04-08). Retrieved 2018-04-08.
- ^ Gullan, Scott (2018-04-08). Claire Tallent disqualified while leading women’s 20km race walk, Jemima Montag claims gold. News.au. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
- ^ "Australian walker Jemima Montag claims silver medal at World Athletics Championships in Budapest". ABC Australia. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "2019 Australian 50km Race Walking Championships". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "2018 Australian 50km Road Walking Championships Results" (PDF). Athletics Australia. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
External links edit
- Jemima Montag at World Athletics
- Jemima Montag at Athletics Australia
- Jemima Montag at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
