World Beater
AP
Ashton Eaton finished the 1,000 in 2 minutes, 32.67 seconds, nearly :02 faster than he needed for the world record.
Oregon's Ashton Eaton eclipsed Dan O'Brien's 17-year-old heptathlon world record on Saturday, finishing the seven-sport event with 6,499 points to surpass the old mark of 6,476.