In 1949 Dāliņš migrated to Australia,[2] together wife Ella, daughter Rudite, and sons Ivars and Jānis.

Jānis worked as a carpenter in the rural town of Benalla building many homes in post-war Australia.

[2] Daliņš' success made race walking one of the most popular athletics disciplines in Latvia, with two more Latvians winning Olympic medals: Adalberts Bubenko in 1936 and Aigars Fadejevs in 2000.

A phrase: "Ak, kaut man Daliņa kājas būtu" ("Oh, if only I had Daliņš' legs", originally the title of a 1930s song) remains widely known in Latvia.

Daliņš remains a well-known name in Latvia, with a stadium and a street in his hometown of Valmiera bearing his name.