Jemima Montag

Jemima Montag (born 15 February 1998) is an Australian female racewalker who competes in the 20 kilometres walk event. She was the gold medallist in that event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. 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.[2][3] She is coached by former racewalker Brent Vallance.[1]

Jemima Montag
Personal information
Born (1998-02-15) 15 February 1998
East Melbourne, Victoria
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight50 kg (110 lb)[1]
Sport
SportRacewalking
Event(s)20 km walk
Coached byBrent Vallance
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)20 km walk: 1:31:26
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast20 km walk

She was born in East Melbourne, Victoria, and is Jewish.[4] She began taking part in Little Athletics when she was eight, 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.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7]

International competitions
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 50km Race Walking Championships[8] Melbourne, Australia 2nd 20 km walk 1:37:22[9]

See also

References
  1. Jemima Montag. Commonwealth Games 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  2. Jemima Montag wins 20km walk; Claire Tallent disqualified. ESPN (2018-04-08). Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  3. 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.
  5. Montags amaze, Solomon sublime. JewishNews (2014-02-12). Retrieved on 2018-04-08.
  6. BRONZE FOR GLORY. Athletics ACT (2014-05-04). Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  7. Montag’s moment: Teen qualifies for Commonwealth Games. Jewish News (2018-02-15). Retrieved 2018-04-08.
  8. "2019 Australian 50km Race Walking Championships". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  9. "2018 Australian 50km Road Walking Championships Results" (PDF). Athletics Australia. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
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