Jarret Eaton
.jpg) Eaton (r) in the 2016 World Indoor Championships final | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | June 24, 1989 |
| Sport | |
| Country | United States |
| Sport | Hurdling |
| Event(s) | 60 metres hurdles 110 metres hurdles |
| College team | Syracuse University |
| Turned pro | 2012 |
| Retired | 2022[1] |
Medal record | |
Jarret Eaton (born June 24, 1989) is an American track and field athlete, known for running hurdles. He won the silver medal in the 60 metre hurdles at the 2018 World Indoor Championships while being coached by Lawrence Terry, and took a bronze in 2022.
Eaton was the 2016 and 2018 American champion in the 60 metre hurdles.[2] That qualified him to run in the 2016 World Indoor Championships in Portland, where he finished fourth. He returned to the 2018 World Championships in Birmingham, taking the silver medal, after leading the race until hitting the final hurdle, behind Britain's Andrew Pozzi and ahead of France's Aurel Manga. While running for Syracuse University, he was the 2012 NCAA Indoor Champion in the same event.
The then 32-year-old returned in 2022 to the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade, and won the bronze medal for the 60m hurdles, behind compatriot Grant Holloway and France's Pascal Martinot-Lagarde.
Jarret has a personal best of 13.25 for 110m hurdles outdoors and for the 60m hurdles indoors his personal best is 7.43 set at the 2018 US Indoor T&F Championships defeating 2012 Olympic Champion and outdoor hurdle world record holder Aries Merritt.
Eaton is represented by sports agent Mark Pryor of World Express Sports Management[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Jarret Eaton June 17, 2022 Retirement announcement
- ^ "USA Track & Field - USA Indoor Track & Field Champions". Legacy.usatf.org. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
- ^ "How Syracuse alumnus Jarret Eaton overcame obstacles to earn spot at US Olympic qualifying - The Daily Orange - The Independent Student Newspaper of Syracuse, New York". dailyorange.com. 13 April 2016.
External links[edit]
- Jarret Eaton at World Athletics
- Jarret Eaton at www.USATF.org
- Jarret Eaton at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games (archived)
- Jarret Eaton on Instagram
- Living people
- 1989 births
- American male hurdlers
- USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
- World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists