Ashton Eaton is going for his second Olympic decathlon gold medal in a row. (Dominic Ebenbichler/Reuters) American Ashton Eaton is on the verge of becoming the first decathlete to win back-to ...

Every Olympics has its breakout athletes, many of whom turn out to be long-term forces in the sport. You may remember some, like Katie Ledecky and Ashton Eaton at the 2012 Games or Andre de Grasse and ...

In 2012, Ashton Eaton and Galen Rupp became the first UO ... on the track and became the first active Duck to qualify for the Olympics since 2008. His winning time of 13.03 seconds at the Trials ...

Track and field athlete Ashton Eaton, a gold medalist in the decathlon at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, says that tennis is the most athletic sport following his own. The decathlon, which involves ...

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LONDON (Reuters) - Ashton Eaton deservedly took the unofficial title of the world's greatest athlete when he won gold in the Olympic decathlon on Thursday with a total of 8,869 points. World ...

The 78-year-old American is considered one of the outstanding coaches in the history of track and field, and is best known for helping decathlete Ashton Eaton to two Olympic gold medals.