Ashton Eaton

<p>Two-time Olympic gold medal winner announced his retirement from track and field Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017.</p>

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Oregon Olympic Track Star Ashton Eaton Retires

Ryan Haas

Two-time Olympic gold medal winner Ashton Eaton has announced he is retiring from track and field.

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Oregon's Ashton Eaton Defends Olympic Gold At Rio Olympics

Tom Banse

Oregon's Ashton Eaton successfully defended his Olympic decathlon title Thursday night at the Summer Games in Rio. Eaton stayed on top of the leader...

American Ashton Eaton competes in the 1,500 meters, the last event of the decathlon, in Rio on Thursday. He repeated as gold medal winner in the 10-event competition, the first time that's happened in more than three decades.

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Decathlon Winner Ashton Eaton Repeats As The 'World's Greatest Athlete'

Greg Myre

Eaton, 28, became one of the few men in Olympic history to repeat as a decathlon champion. His victory came just days after his wife, Brianne, won the bronze in the women's heptathlon.

American Ashton Eaton competes in the shot put as part of day one in the decathlon in Rio on Wednesday. Eaton, the reigning Olympic champion and world record holder in the decathlon, is favored to repeat.

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Ashton Eaton Begins Quest To Repeat As 'World's Greatest Athlete'

Shannon Sims

Eaton may be the best American athlete most Americans don't know. He's only in the spotlight during the Olympics, and he's trying to defend his decathlon title in Rio on Wednesday and Thursday.