Brianne Theisen-Eaton

Born
Dec 18, 1986 (39 years old)
Birthplace
Saskatoon, Canada
Events
Heptathlon · Pentathlon Short Track
Height
1.75 m
Weight
64 kg

Brianne Theisen-Eaton, née Theisen, (18 December 1988) is a retired Canadian track and field athlete who competed in the heptathlon and women's pentathlon. She won the bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Theisen-Eaton holds the Canadian record for the heptathlon with 6,808 points, as well as the indoor pentathlon with a score of 4768 points.

Theisen-Eaton is a heptathlon silver medallist from the 2013 World Championships and 2015 World Championships, as well as a pentathlon silver medalist from the 2014 World Indoor Championships. She is the first and only Canadian woman to podium in the multi-events at the World Championships. Theisen-Eaton won Commonwealth Games gold in the heptathlon at Glasgow 2014 and was the 2016 World Indoor Champion in the pentathlon.

She also won a bronze medal as part of the women's 4 x 400 m relay at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto. A national junior champion in 2006, she took the heptathlon gold medal at the Pan American Junior Championships the following year. She enrolled at the University of Oregon and broke a number of school records in her first three years, winning back-to-back NCAA heptathlon titles in 2009 and 2010. She also won twice at the NCAA Indoor Championship, including a collegiate pentathlon record in 2011. She and her husband, Ashton Eaton, announced their retirement from track and field on 3 January 2017.

Personal best · Heptathlon6808
2016 season best6765May 29, 2016 · Mösle-Stadium, Götzis
Medals3Olympic Games: 1 bronze · World Championships: 2 silver
National record6808Heptathlon

As of Nov 12, 2026: Heptathlon 6808 (#21 all-time), Pentathlon Short Track 4555, 2016 season best 6765 (May 29, 2016, Mösle-Stadium, Götzis (AUT)) · Last competition: The XXXI Olympic Games, Aug 13, 2016, 6.48 · Olympic Games: 1 bronze · World Championships: 2 silver · National record (Heptathlon) · 39 years old

DisciplineResultAll-time
100mLiège 2014Canada 100 m all-time list11.601,072 pts–
200mGötzis 2016Canada 200 m all-time list23.331,101 pts–
400mEdmonton 2015Canada 400 m all-time list52.331,114 pts–
800mMoskva 2013Canada 800 m all-time list2:09.031,007 pts–
4x400mToronto 2015Canada 4 × 400 m all-time list3:27.74–

Medals

CompetitionsGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Olympic Games––11
World Championships–2–2
Total–213

Progression

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SeasonDisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
2016HJ 1.86–Aug 12, 2016The XXXI Olympic Games
2016LJ 6.56+0.2May 29, 2016Götzis Hypo-Meeting
201660mH Indoor8.04–Mar 18, 2016IAAF World Indoor Championships, Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR (i)
201660mH 8.19–Feb 20, 2016–
2016100mH 12.93+0.5May 28, 2016Mösle-Stadium, Götzis (AUT)
2016SP 13.87–Jul 8, 2016Edmonton (CAN)
2016200m 23.33+1.3May 28, 2016Mösle-Stadium, Götzis (AUT)
2016300m Indoor37.47–Feb 14, 2016Reggie Lewis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i)
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Frequently asked questions

Brianne Theisen-Eaton's Heptathlon personal best is 6808, set on May 31, 2015 in Mösle-Stadium, Götzis (AUT), #21 on the all-time list.

Brianne Theisen-Eaton competes in the Heptathlon and Pentathlon Short Track.

2016 season best: 6765, set on May 29, 2016 in Mösle-Stadium, Götzis (AUT). Last competition: The XXXI Olympic Games on Aug 13, 2016, 6.48.

Brianne Theisen-Eaton has won 1 Olympic Games medal and 2 World Championships medals.