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Ashton Eaton

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Ashton James Eaton (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, and remains the only person to exceed 9,000 points twice. His world record was broken on September 16, 2018, by Frenchman Kevin Mayer, who became the third man to pass the 9,000-point barrier, with a total of 9,126 points. He competed for the Oregon Track Club Elite team based in Eugene, Oregon. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Ashton Eaton is the 3,239th most popular athlete (up from 3,312th in 2024), the 15,601st most popular biography from United States (up from 15,956th in 2019) and the 514th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ashton Eaton ranks 3,239 out of 6,025. Before him are Vita Semerenko, Park Sung-hyun, Osleidys Menéndez, Lewis Tewanima, Tímea Nagy, and Šárka Kašpárková. After him are Tayna Lawrence, Beatriz Ferrer-Salat, Theoren Fleury, Éva Dónusz, Luis Castillo, and Olena Petrova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Ashton Eaton ranks 409. Before him are Moestafa El Kabir, Irfan Bachdim, Madoka Haji, Ibrahim Ayew, Tsukasa Shiotani, and Jovana Brakočević. After him are Atousa Pourkashiyan, Alexander Volkov, ASAP Ferg, Óscar Trejo, Aino Kishi, and Iñigo Pérez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ashton Eaton ranks 15,608 out of 20,380. Before him are Lonnie Mack (1941), Rebecca Pidgeon (1965), Richard Schweiker (1926), Phil Ivey (1977), Kira Kosarin (1997), and Ad-Rock (1966). After him are James Patrick Stuart (1968), Jim Butcher (1971), Luis Castillo (null), Kristi Yamaguchi (1971), Bradley Joseph (1965), and Benito Martinez (1971).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Ashton Eaton ranks 514. Before him are Reese Hoffa (1977), Sha'Carri Richardson (2000), Andrew Valmon (1965), Kathy Hammond (1951), LaShawn Merritt (1986), and Lewis Tewanima (1888). After him are Luis Castillo (null), Angelo Taylor (1978), Steve Riddick (1951), Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (1996), Mel Pender (1937), and Kim Batten (1969).

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