Photo: Erik van Leeuwen—GFDL
Ashton Eaton
- Born
- Jan 21, 1988 (38 years old)
- Birthplace
- Portland, United States
- Events
- Decathlon · Heptathlon Short Track
- Height
- 1.85 m
- Weight
- 82 kg
Ashton Eaton, born January 21, 1988, in Portland, is a retired American decathlete widely regarded as one of the greatest multi-event athletes in history. He was a two-time Olympic champion and the second decathlete ever to break the 9,000-point barrier, a feat he accomplished twice, the only athlete to do so.
Eaton won his first international medal, a silver, at the 2011 World Championships. He then broke the world record in both the indoor heptathlon at the 2012 World Indoor Championships and the decathlon at the 2012 Olympic Trials, before claiming gold at the 2012 London Olympics. He successfully defended his Olympic title at the 2016 Rio Games, tying the Olympic record and becoming only the third man in history to win back-to-back decathlon golds, after Bob Mathias and Daley Thompson. In college, Eaton was a five-time NCAA champion at the University of Oregon and won The Bowerman award in 2010.
Eaton announced his retirement on January 3, 2017. His decathlon world record of 9,045 points stood until it was surpassed by Kevin Mayer in 2018.
As of Oct 28, 2026: Decathlon 9045 (#2 all-time), Heptathlon Short Track 6568, 2016 season best 8893 (Aug 18, 2016, Estádio Olímpico, Rio de Janeiro (BRA)) · Olympic Games: 2 gold · World Championships: 2 gold, 1 silver · World record (Heptathlon Short Track) · 38 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →* Wind-assisted (> 2.0 m/s)
Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| World Championships | 2 | 1 | – | 3 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | – | 5 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | HJ | 2.01 | – | Aug 17, 2016 | The XXXI Olympic Games |
| 2016 | PV | 5.40 | – | Feb 14, 2016 | – |
| 2016 | PV Indoor | 5.40 | – | Feb 14, 2016 | Reggie Lewis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2016 | 60m | 6.74 | – | Feb 14, 2016 | – |
| 2016 | 60m Indoor | 6.74 | – | Feb 14, 2016 | Reggie Lewis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2016 | 60mH | 7.53 | – | Feb 20, 2016 | – |
| 2016 | 60mH Indoor | 7.53 | – | Feb 20, 2016 | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 2016 | LJ | 8.01 | +1.6 | Apr 16, 2016 | – |