Ashton Eaton

Ashton James Eaton (born January 21, 1988) is an American retired decathlete and Olympic champion, who holds the world record in both the decathlon and indoor heptathlon events, and is only the second decathlete (after Roman Šebrle) to break the 9,000-point barrier, with 9,039 points. On August 29, 2015, he beat his own world record with a score of 9,045 points. He is married to Briane Thiesen.

Eaton and his wife retired in January of 2017. This ruled Eaton out of defending the World Championship in London.

Decathlon Results

 * 1) 2009 Berlin - 18th
 * 2) 2011 Daegu - 2nd (Silver)
 * 3) 2013 Moscow - 1st (Gold)
 * 4) 2015 Beijing - 1st (Gold)