The great thing about this is, and not to pump my own tires, but I feel like I'm not maximized yet. I feel like I can still run faster, jump higher, which I think makes it special. Hopefully, going to London, I'll be welcomed into the decathlon community.

S. He improved his pole vault by nearly 4 feet (1. 56 in the 110m hurdles.

Ashton James Eaton (born January 21 1988) is an American decathlete who holds the world record in both the decathlon and heptathlon events and is only the second decathlete (after Roman Šebrle) to break the 9000-point barrier with 9039 points. He won the gold medal while representing the United States in the decathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.