©2021 World Athletics. or redistributed. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. +0.4. Ashton Eaton broke the world record in the decathlon Saturday, finishing with 9,039 points at the U.S. Olympic trials to beat the Roman Sebrle’s 11-year-old mark by 13 points. American Ashton Eaton tops own decathlon world record . Dawn Harper won in 12.73. At the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing, Ashton Eaton earned this prestigious title by registering a world-record 9,045 points. "And just from the start, I just wanted to perform well.". He returned Saturday to equally dreary weather, but didn't slip. Ashton Eaton Decathlon World Record 9039pts. I'm so glad I was able to be a part of it.". Men's decathlon world record holder Ashton Eaton of the United States and women's 1,500-meter world record holder Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia … He also holds world record during the indoor heptathlon and decathlon events. At one point he also held the world record for most points in the decathlon. All rights reserved. Second by second, the clock to the side of that track ticked away -- daring him to cross the finish line in a time that would put his name in the record books. He was on the front of the Wheaties box back then, and the fact that he's on the front of it now -- as part of a retro marketing campaign -- is as good an argument as any to prove the event no longer has the stranglehold on the public that it once did. Ashton Eaton broke the world record in the decathlon Saturday, finishing with 9,039 points at the U.S. Olympic trials to beat the Roman Sebrle's 11-year-old mark by 13 points. In the year 2010, he was able to win The Bowerman award. ©2021 FOX News Network, LLC. 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. He opened his pursuit Friday by setting world-best marks for the decathlon in his first two events, the 100 (10.21 seconds) and long jump (27 feet). Later in that summer of 2012, of course, he won the first of his eventual pair of Olympic golds. He is just the second decathlete (after Roman Šebrle) to break the 9,000-point barrier, with 9,039 points. The feat was accomplished over two 15-hour days, yet Eaton only competed for approximately ten minutes of these 30 hours, indicating that what goes on off the track is just as important as what happens on it. His world record was broken by Frenchman Kévin Mayeron September 16, 2018 with a total of 9,126 points, who b… But that hardly diminishes this accomplishment. He finished in 4:14.48. Market data provided by Factset. Eaton went through the large part of the first nine events in dreary weather -- a long jump in drizzle, the 400 meters in a driving downpour. He had a mark of 46 feet, 7 1/4 inches in shot put, cleared 6-8 3/4 in the high jump and ran the 400 in a driving rainstorm in 46.70 seconds to finish the first day in the mix for the world record. A stunning performance in often miserably raining condition culminated for Ashton Eaton having a real chance in the 1500m at the eleven year old decathlon world record of … Eaton was every bit as relentless and stubborn as that clock Saturday. Chances for an American medal sweep in London, thought to be a good possibility, were vanquished when defending Olympic champion Bryan Clay fell during the hurdles. Results Score. If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device.
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