Ashton Eaton

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ashton Eaton
Occupation	Decathlete
Date Of Birth	Jan 21, 1988(1988-01-21)
Age	36
Birthplace	Portland
Country	United States
Birth City	Oregon
Horoscope	Capricorn

Ashton Eaton Biography

Ashton Eaton is one of the most popular and richest Decathlete who was born on January 21, 1988 in Portland, Oregon, United States. American decathlete, who won gold in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He set world records in both the decathlon as well as the heptathlon.

He followed the path that of He followed in the footsteps of Caitlyn Jenner to become a decathlon gold medalist. to be a gold medalist in the decathlon.

Eaton was born in Portland, Oregon, on January 21, 1988, the only child of Roslyn Eaton and Terrance Wilson. His father is African-American and his mother is European American.

Ashton James Eaton OLY (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. His world record was broken by Frenchman Kévin Mayer on September 16, 2018 with a total of 9,126 points, who became the third man to pass the 9,000-point barrier.

The family was from Portland, Oregon and raised as an individual child. He was married to fellow Olympian Brianne Theisen.

Ashton Eaton Net Worth

Ashton Eaton is one of the richest Decathlete from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ashton Eaton 's net worth $8 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He won his Division I field athlete of the year award in 2009 in his time at Oregon’s University of Oregon.

He also received an Olympic gold medal during his 2013, World Championships in Moscow.

In his first year as an Oregon Duck 2006-07, he was one of only three freshmen nationwide to qualify provisionally for NCAAs in the combined events, both indoors and outdoors. Finished second in Pac-10 Championships decathlon with a season-best 7,123 points in only his second career decathlon. He then placed third at the USA Junior Championships decathlon (7,155 points) and second in the long jump (24-0.25), the latter of which earned him a trip to Brazil for the 2007 Pan American Junior Championships.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Ashton Eaton Dating?

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In 2009, Eaton defended his decathlon title at the NCAA Championships to win with 8,241 points. He also won the heptathlon title at the 2009 NCAA Indoor Championships with 5,988 points. Eaton won the Division I field athlete of the year award in 2009.

Facts & Trivia

Ashton Ranked on the list of most popular Decathlete. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ashton Eaton celebrates birthday on January 21 of every year.

He competed for the Oregon Track Club Elite team based in Eugene, Oregon. In college, Eaton competed for the University of Oregon, where he was a five-time NCAA champion, and won The Bowerman award in 2010. In 2011, Eaton won the first international medal of his career, a silver, in the decathlon at the 2011 World Championships. The following year, Eaton broke his own world record in the heptathlon at the 2012 World Indoor Championships, and then broke the world record in the decathlon at the Olympic Trials. After setting the world record, Eaton won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He successfully defended his Olympic title in Rio 2016 by winning the decathlon gold medal and tying the Olympic record. Eaton is only the third Olympian (after Bob Mathias of the US and Great Britain’s Daley Thompson) to achieve back-to-back gold medals in the decathlon.

Is Ashton Eaton black?

Personal life. Eaton was born in Portland, Oregon, on January 21, 1988, the only child of Roslyn Eaton and Terrance Wilson. His father is Black and his mother is Caucasian.

Where is Ashton Eaton now?

The 2-time gold medalist is back in school pursuing a degree in engineering, and recently volunteered to help kids for Intel’s National Engineers Week.

Is Ashton Eaton in the Olympics?

On a memorable June afternoon during the 2012 Olympic Trials at Hayward Field, he set the world record in the decathlon with 9,039 points. Eaton went on to win gold medals at the 2012 Olympics in London and the 2016 Olympics in Rio.

Who holds the decathlon world record?

Records. The official decathlon world record holder is Kevin Mayer of France, with a score of 9,126 points set during the 2018 Décastar in Talence, France, which was ratified by World Athletics.

Where did Ashton Eaton go to college?

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