Two-Time Olympic Decathlon Winner Ashton Eaton Retiring from Athletics

(Photo by Robby Klein / ESPN Images)(NEW YORK) — One of the most decorated decathletes in Olympic history, American Ashton Eaton is retiring from the decathlon, he announced Wednesday.

In a post to his website, Eaton said that it was his “time to depart from athletics” and to “do something new.” A similar announcement by his wife, Brianne Theisen-Eaton, who took the bronze medal in the heptathlon in last year’s Olympics, was also posted.

online pharmacy buy augmentin with best prices today in the USA

Eaton is one of only three decathletes to win multiple gold medals, alongside America’s Bob Mathias and Great Britain’s Daley Thompson.

Eaton tied the Olympic record by tallying 8,893 points in the decathlon this past Olympics.

online pharmacy buy mounjaro with best prices today in the USA

He also holds the world record of 9,045 points, set at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing.

Copyright © 2017, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.

Download the WEIS Radio app in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store or subscribe to our text alerts here.

Facebook
X
LinkedIn
Email
Print