American decathlete

Ashton Eaton

Ashton James Eaton is a retired American decathlete and two-time Olympic champion, who previously held the world record in the indoor heptathlon event. Eaton was the second decathlete 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, and remains the only person to exceed 9,000 points twice. His world record was broken on September 16, 2018, by Frenchman Kevin Mayer, who became the third man to pass the 9,000-point barrier, with a total of 9,126 points.

Born

1988

January 21

Died

Living

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1980s

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1988 Born

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The world in 1988

When Ashton arrived

april 10 The Ojhri Camp explosion kills or injures more than 1,000 people in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan.
april 14 The USS Samuel B. Roberts strikes a mine in the Persian Gulf during Operation Earnest Will.
april 14 In a United Nations ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland, the Soviet Union signs an agreement pledging to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan.
april 18 The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World War II.

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Clive Churchill 1927–1985 Australian rugby league player and coach (born 1927) Dany Heatley 1981– Canadian ice hockey player Nana Mizuki 1980– Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress Phil Thompson 1954– English footballer and coach Plácido Domingo 1941– Spanish tenor and conductor Sophia Jex-Blake 1840–1912 English physician and feminist (died 1912) Steve Paxton 1939– American dancer and choreographer (died 2024)

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Rihanna 1988– Barbados actor Aroldis Chapman 1988– Cuban baseball player Artem Anisimov 1988– Russian ice hockey player Ashleigh Murray 1988– American actress and singer Benedikt Höwedes 1988– German footballer Brad Sinopoli 1988– Canadian football player Carl Hagelin 1988– Swedish ice hockey player Chris Ivory 1988– American football player Claire Holt 1988– Australian actress

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