Jarret Eaton

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.

Jarret Eaton
Eaton (r) in the 2016 World Indoor Championships final
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1989-06-24) June 24, 1989
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportHurdling
Event(s)60 metres hurdles
110 metres hurdles
College teamSyracuse University
Turned pro2012
Retired2022[1]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 Birmingham60 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place2022 Belgrade60 m hurdles
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima 4×100 m relay

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
  1. Jarret Eaton June 17, 2022 Retirement announcement
  2. "USA Track & Field - USA Indoor Track & Field Champions". Legacy.usatf.org. Retrieved 2022-09-08.
  3. "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.
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