Brianne Theisen-Eaton
Theisen-Eaton at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born |
18 December 1988 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Residence | Eugene, Oregon |
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
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 Canada
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| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Heptathlon, pentathlon |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) |
Heptathlon: 6,808 points NR, Götzis, 2015 Pentathlon: 4,881 points NR, Portland, 2016 |
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Medal record
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Brianne Theisen-Eaton (born 18 December 1988) is a retired Canadian track and field athlete who competed in the heptathlon and women's pentathlon. She won the bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Theisen-Eaton holds the Canadian record for the heptathlon with 6,808 points, as well as the indoor pentathlon with a score of 4768 points. Theisen-Eaton is a heptathlon silver medallist from the 2013 World Championships and 2015 World Championships, as well as a pentathlon silver medalist from the 2014 World Indoor Championships. She is the first and only Canadian woman to podium in the multi-events at the World Championships. Theisen-Eaton is the reigning Commonwealth Games champion in the heptathlon winning the gold in Glasgow in 2014 and is also the reigning 2016 World Indoor Champion in the pentathlon. She also won a bronze medal as part of the women's 4 x 400 m relay at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.
A national junior champion in 2006, she took the heptathlon gold medal at the Pan American Junior Championships the following year. She enrolled at the University of Oregon and broke a number of school records in her first three years, winning back-to-back NCAA heptathlon titles in 2009 and 2010. She also won twice at the NCAA Indoor Championship, including a collegiate pentathlon record in 2011. She and her husband, Ashton Eaton, announced their retirement from track and field on January 3, 2017.
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