Ashton Eaton is a former decathlete from the United States. Ashton Eaton is a two-time Olympic gold medalist.
Quick Facts
| Full Name: | Ashton Eaton |
|---|---|
| Born Date: | 21 Jan 1988 |
| Age: | 34 years |
| Horoscope: | Aquarius |
| Gender: | Male |
| Profession: | Decathlete |
| Country: | United Nation |
| Height: | 6 feet 1 inch (1.85m) |
| Marital Status: | married |
| Wife | Brianne Theisen |
| Net Worth | $8 million |
| Eye Color | Brown |
| Hair Color | Dark brown |
| Birth Place | Portland, Oregon |
| Nationality | American |
| Religion | Christian |
| Father | Roslyn Eaton |
| Mother | Terrance Wilson |
| Siblings | Kajmere Wilson and Verice Bennett |
Ashton Eaton Biography
Ashton Eaton was born on January 21, 1988, He is currently 34 years old. He was born in Portland, Oregon, in the United States. His astrological sign is Aquarius. Roslyn Eaton is her father’s name, and Terrance Wilson is her mother’s. He also has two siblings, Kajmere Wilson, and Verice Bennett.
Mountain View High School is where he finishes high school. He later earned a degree from the University of Oregon. His nationality is American, and he practices Christianity.
Ashton Eaton Height And Weight
Ashton Eaton stands at 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) and weighs around 180 lb (82 kg). He has a well-kept body poster. In addition, he has dark brown hair and brown eyes.
Career
At Oregon, Dan Steele Eaton was coached by a former decathlete. Steele improved Eaton’s 1500 m, hurdles, high jump, and pole vault. He improved his pole vault by 1.2 m in one year and scored 8,000 points in his sixth collegiate decathlon. After Steele left for Northern Iowa in 2010, Eaton was coached by decathlon coach Harry Marra.
Eaton won the 2008 NCAA decathlon. Eaton won the 2009 NCAA decathlon with 8,241 points. He won the 2009 NCAA Indoor Heptathlon with 5,988 points. Eaton won the 2009 Division I field title.
Eaton broke the heptathlon world record at the 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships. In 2010, he won his third straight NCAA decathlon title with 8,457 points. He was the first man to win three straight decathlons.
Eaton finished fifth overall at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials. Eaton finished second in the decathlon at the 2009 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. In 2009, he qualified for and finished 18th at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin.
Eaton set a heptathlon world record in Tallinn in February 2011. Despite a poor high jump, he scored 6568 points. Eaton placed second in the decathlon at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, losing to compatriot Trey Hardee.
Eaton set a new world record in the heptathlon at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul. He won five of seven events (60 m, 60 m hurdles, long jump, pole vault, 1000 m) and placed third in the others (high jump and shot put).
His best events were the Long Jump (8.16m/26′ 9-1/4″) and 1,000 m run (1,102 points). He set a Championship record of 2:32.78, one-tenth of a second off his personal best. Oleksiy Kasyanov was the silver medalist.
Ashton Eaton’s Net Worth
Ashton Eaton has an estimated net worth of $8 million as of February 2024. He makes a good living as a professional athlete and Olympian in the United States.
Ashton Eaton Wife, Marriage
Ashton Eaton is a husband. On July 15, 2013, he married Canadian multi-event athlete Brianne Theisen. She is a teammate of his at the University of Oregon. The couple had their first child in February 2020, but the name has not been revealed.
