Ashton Eaton
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Ashton Eaton is an American decathlete and two-time Olympic gold medalist who formerly held the world record in the decathlon.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ashton Eaton canonical | 11 |
| American decathlete Ashton Eaton | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T630408 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ashton Eaton Context triple: [Oregon Ducks, notableAlumnusAthlete, Ashton Eaton]
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A.
Edwin Moses
Edwin Moses is an American track and field legend best known for his dominance in the 400-meter hurdles, including an unprecedented winning streak and multiple Olympic gold medals.
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B.
Carl Lewis
Carl Lewis is an American track and field legend renowned for his multiple Olympic gold medals and dominance in sprinting and long jump during the 1980s and 1990s.
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C.
Rafer Johnson
Rafer Johnson was an American decathlete and Olympic gold medalist who became a prominent figure in sports and public service.
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D.
Daley Thompson
Daley Thompson is a British former decathlete widely regarded as one of the greatest in the sport, having dominated the event in the late 1970s and 1980s with multiple Olympic and world titles.
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E.
Eric Liddell
Eric Liddell was a Scottish sprinter and Christian missionary best known for winning the 400 metres gold medal at the 1924 Paris Olympics and for his principled refusal to run on Sunday.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ashton Eaton Target entity description: Ashton Eaton is an American decathlete and two-time Olympic gold medalist who formerly held the world record in the decathlon.
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A.
Edwin Moses
Edwin Moses is an American track and field legend best known for his dominance in the 400-meter hurdles, including an unprecedented winning streak and multiple Olympic gold medals.
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B.
Carl Lewis
Carl Lewis is an American track and field legend renowned for his multiple Olympic gold medals and dominance in sprinting and long jump during the 1980s and 1990s.
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C.
Rafer Johnson
Rafer Johnson was an American decathlete and Olympic gold medalist who became a prominent figure in sports and public service.
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D.
Daley Thompson
Daley Thompson is a British former decathlete widely regarded as one of the greatest in the sport, having dominated the event in the late 1970s and 1980s with multiple Olympic and world titles.
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E.
Eric Liddell
Eric Liddell was a Scottish sprinter and Christian missionary best known for winning the 400 metres gold medal at the 1924 Paris Olympics and for his principled refusal to run on Sunday.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic athlete
ⓘ
decathlete ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
IAAF World Athlete of the Year
ⓘ
James E. Sullivan Award ⓘ |
| brokeRecordOf |
Dan O'Brien
ⓘ
Roman Šebrle ⓘ Trey Hardee ⓘ |
| competitionClass | senior ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1988-01-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Oregon ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | African-American ⓘ |
| familyName | Eaton ⓘ |
| givenName | Ashton ⓘ |
| height | approximately 1.85 m ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a two-time Olympic decathlon champion
ⓘ
holding the decathlon world record ⓘ |
| medal |
gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics decathlon
ⓘ
gold medal at the 2012 World Indoor Championships heptathlon ⓘ gold medal at the 2013 World Championships decathlon ⓘ gold medal at the 2014 World Indoor Championships heptathlon ⓘ gold medal at the 2015 World Championships decathlon ⓘ gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics decathlon ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
Oregon Ducks men's track and field
ⓘ
linked to:
Oregon Ducks men’s track and field
|
| name | Ashton Eaton ⓘ |
| nickname | World's Greatest Athlete ⓘ |
| notableWork | world record of 9045 points in the decathlon (2015 Beijing) ⓘ |
| occupation | athlete ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
2012 Summer Olympics
ⓘ
linked to:
Summer Olympics 2012
2013 World Championships in Athletics ⓘ 2015 World Championships in Athletics ⓘ 2016 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Portland, Oregon, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Portland
|
| residence |
Oregon, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Oregon
|
| retired | true ⓘ |
| retirementDate | 2017 ⓘ |
| setRecordAt |
Beijing National Stadium
ⓘ
Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon ⓘ
linked to:
Hayward Field
|
| setRecordOn |
2012-06-23
ⓘ
2015-08-29 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport |
athletics
ⓘ
decathlon ⓘ indoor heptathlon ⓘ |
| spouse | Brianne Theisen-Eaton ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 84 kg ⓘ |
| worldRecordHeld |
decathlon points total
ⓘ
indoor heptathlon points total ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ashton Eaton Description of subject: Ashton Eaton is an American decathlete and two-time Olympic gold medalist who formerly held the world record in the decathlon.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.