When did Ashton Eaton announce his retirement from the sport?
January 3, 2017
December 31, 2016
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December 25, 2017
Answer
Ashton Eaton announced his retirement from the sport on January 3, 2017. He had been the world's best decathlete for many years, and had won the Olympic gold medal in 2012 and 2016. He said that he was retiring because he had achieved everything he wanted to in the sport, and that he wanted to focus on other things in his life.
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