One on One Jane’s Olympic Journal Day 14: After-Gold Glow — Meet Decathlete Ashton Eaton

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August 11, 2012

A tour of the Proctor and Gamble Friends and Family house (story coming soon!) presented the unexpected opportunity of interviewing Ashton Eaton, a hot off the Olympic Stadium Gold Medalist for the Decathalon here in London.

He had been doing several interviews, so by the time he got to me, he seemed a little tired. Who wouldn’t be after competing two days in running, jumping and javelin and more? Regardless, he was smiling and gracious. We moved over to a couch with better lighting, and with my small handy-dandy video camera (the battery died) and iPad (back up!) I talked with Ashton for  several minutes.

visual footnote: He’s from Eugene, Oregon and attended the University of Oregon. I was just there in July and thought I might have seen him on a bus, because the area (home of the Track and Field Finals)  Those photos are from my iPad!) The video is courtesy P&G, part of a commercial they’re running to thank moms.