RIO DE JANEIRO -- Ashton Eaton won his second straight Olympic decathlon gold medal on Thursday after finishing third in the last event -- the 1,500 meters. He becomes just the third athlete to win ...

Two-time Olympic decathlon gold medalist Ashton Eaton and heptathlete Brianne Theisen-Eaton have announced their retirements in side-by-side essays on their website. Considered the first family of ...

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Four years ago at this time, Ashton Eaton already had secured his spot on Team USA in record-breaking fashion in the 2012 Olympic Trials. In the ensuing weeks in London, the world watched him ...

Daley Thompson's successive decathlon golds in 1980 and 1984 inspired Ashton Eaton to replicate the feat by triumphing in Rio. ___5395706___https:_____static.pulse ...

Daley Thompson was the last male to defend the Olympic decathlon title in 1984, but Ashton Eaton replicated the feat at Rio 2016. ___5395601___https:_____static.pulse ...

Track and field's 'golden couple,' Ashton and Brianne Theisen-Eaton, redefined athletic excellence and partnership. Ashton, a ...

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Ashton Eaton likes to compare decathlons to life — the ups and downs, the good and bad, the setbacks and comebacks. Over two dreary days that finally closed with a bright ray of ...

Who is the world's greatest athlete? On Thursday, we'll learn the answer to that and many other questions as the Summer Olympics continues the push toward its final weekend. Keep it locked in here for ...