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shton Eaton, the 2010 University Oregon alum and Bend native, won the decathlon gold medal Thursday by scoring 8,869 points. Fellow American Trey Hardee took the silver with 8,675 points... Read More »
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Ashton Easton set a world record in the decathlon last Friday and will reportedly collect $750,000 from sponsor Nike for his effort. Read More »
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Ashton Eaton broke Dan O'Brien's 20-year-old American record in the decathlon and Roman Sebrle's 11-year-old world record on Saturday at the US trials in Eugene. Ashton Eaton's coach Harry Marra recalled leaning over to Eaton and telling him "You can get the record,"."The American record?" said Eaton. "No," said Marra. "The world record." Read More »
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World's greatest athlete? Take your pick: In London, 3 athletes all from America - Ashton Eaton, Bryan Clay and Trey Hardee could sweep the decathlon and return the spotlight to one of the Olympic Games' defining events. Read More »
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Olympic legend Michael Johnson has told Jessica Ennis that only a personal-best performance at London 2012 will do if she is to deliver heptathlon gold. Read More »
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Trey Hardee is a world class athlete with a physique built to withstand the rigors of the decathlon and is the 2009 and 2011 world decathlete champion... Read More »
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Ashton Eaton shattered his own world indoor heptathlon record today in Estonia by scoring 6,568 points to break the record of 6,499 that he set last year while winning the NCAA indoor championship in Fayetteville, Ark. Read More »
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Jessica Ennis admits that the battle for Olympic gold in London next year will be won as much in her head as on the track... Read More »
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World heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis is already feeling the burden of expectation ahead of next year's Olympic Games in London. Ennis will defend her world crown at the World Champs in Daegu in August. But she told BBC Sport she was already conscious of "a buzz" surrounding the Olympics in the summer of 2012.
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Recent high profile embarrassments suffered by the likes of Tiger Woods and other sports celebrities have left sponsors worried that multi-million dollar endorsements signed with stars could backfire. Some sports celebrities like Britain's heptathlete champion, Jessica Ennis, is seen as a safe bet by companies looking to promote their brand. So what is the solution...insurance policies that guard Read More »
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Jessica Ennis's dream of doubling up in the heptathlon and 100 metres hurdles at the London Olympics looks set to be thwarted after organisers ignored her plea to "pull a few strings" when drawing up the athletics timetable.
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LOUISE HAZEL put together the best competition of her career to win the gold medal in the heptathlon at the Commonwealth Games ahead of Canada's Jessica Zelinka.
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Golden girl Jessica Ennis who came up big in Barcelona is set to dominate the heptathlon all the way to 2012. Ennis is shaping up to be as good for her sport as the great Carolina Kluft. Read More »
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World heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis could yet go for two gold medals at the London Olympics if a request to 2012 organisers is accepted. Ennis, who won in Austria on Sunday to underline her number one world ranking, is considering entering the 100m hurdles as well as the heptathlon. Read More »
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