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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ashton Eaton competes during the decathlon 110-meter hurdles at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials on July 3, 2016, in Eugene, Oregon. Matt Slocum AP After winning the decathlon at the 2012 ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- American Ashton Eaton won his second straight Olympic decathlon gold medal on Thursday, extending his reign in a sport whose champion earns the title of the world's greatest ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Ashton Eaton didn’t set the world record in the decathlon, as he had hoped at these Summer Games. Instead, he’ll go home to Oregon with a consolation prize shared by only two ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – The world’s greatest athlete hates being called The World’s Greatest Athlete. He hears it every time he is introduced at an event, or meets sponsors, or is paraded in front of a ...

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 ...