Ashton Eaton races to 2nd straight decathlon gold medal
ByABC News
August 18, 2016, 9:30 PM
— -- 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 back-to-back titles, joining Daley Thompson (1980, 1984) and Bob Mathias (1948, 1952).
The 28-year-old American finished with 8,893 points to match the Olympic mark set by Roman Sebrle of the Czech Republic in 2004.?
Kevin Mayer of France was 59 points behind to take silver, and Damian Warner of Canada took bronze with 8,666 points.
With three days of competition to come after Thursday, the United States was up to 23 medals in track and field after Eaton's triumph, including eight gold.?
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