What Happened Day 8 (Aug. 28 evening - Aug. 29 morning): Ashton Eaton broke his own world record in the decathlon, while a trio of Ducks won silver in the 4x100 meter relay.
After a first day where he set two decathlon event records, Ashton Eaton took down his own world record with an impressive performance over the final two events to finish with 9,045 points, six points better than his 9,039 from the 2012 Olympic Trials.
Eaton began the second day of the decathlon in prime position to break the world record and moved within 23 points of his 2012 pace after the 110 meter hurdles, where he finished with a time of 13.