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Ashton James Eaton (born January 21, 1988) is a retired American decathlete and two-time Olympic champion, who holds the world record in the indoor heptathlon event. Eaton was the second decathlete (after Roman Šebrle) to break the 9,000-point barrier in the decathlon, with 9,039 points, a score he bettered on August 29, 2015, when he beat his own world record with a score of 9,045 points ...
Eaton's 10.35 100 metres was the top time of the day, Hardee's 10.42 the next best. His 8.03 long jump was almost half a metre further than any other competitor. Dmitriy Karpov won the shot put, but Eaton's 14.66 was just 12 cm short of his personal record.
[24] [25] It was also the second-best score in men's indoor heptathlon, behind Ashton Eaton's world record of 6645 points. [26] He achieved two new indoor personal bests (in 60m hurdles and pole vault) and established a new European record. [27] Mayer competing in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London
Ashton Eaton confirmed his status at the best all-around athlete in the world -- and he had the chance to reflect on the Games with AOL.com. Exclusive Q&A: Ashton Eaton reflects on historic ...
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With Suárez' personal best in the 1500m at around 4:16, and Eaton's best around 4:20, it looked like a foregone conclusion. But Eaton went out aggressively, taking the lead on the final lap and powering close to a 65-second last lap to get a personal best 4:18.94. Eaton beat Suárez by 5.22 seconds to edge 4 points ahead and take the silver medal.
Ashton Eaton is a two-time Olympic champion in the decathlon who competed for the U.S., while Brianne Theisen-Eaton won a bronze medal in the heptathlon for Canada.
Harry Marra (born 1947 in Cohoes, New York) is an American track and field coach. He is best known as the coach of decathlon world record holder Ashton Eaton.After improving the world record twice and two world championship gold medals, Eaton closed off his career by becoming only the third man to defend the Olympic gold medal in the decathlon. [1]