The American dominated the two-day competition from start to finish and capped it with an overwhelming 1,000 meters in the concluding event to break the record he set last year with a total of 6,645 points. The old mark was 6,568 points.
"I was good, fit and healthy, and if all things went well I knew I would be able to do it," said Eaton, who will likely be competing for decathlon gold at the London Olympics in August. "If I keep training, the way I am making improvements it should be a good outdoor season." Eaton raced into the lead when the competition began Friday, setting a personal best of 8.16 meters in the long jump. He also won the 60 meters, 60-meter hurdles and the pole vault, making up for third-place finishes in the shot put and high jump. And there was no stopping him in the 1,000 as he knew another world record was on the line.
"Every 200 meters, I would look at the clock and I was thinking, 'Geez, I'm kind of falling off pace. Pick it up. Pick it up. It's hard when you're running by yourself," Eaton said. "You don't have that person to chase. But I was chasing a record." Despite his record-setting form, it was his first world title.
"I will now be preparing for the Olympic trials, which you know are very competitive in the US," Eaton said.
On Friday, Nataliya Dobrynska of Ukraine set a world record in the pentathlon, turning the multi-events into a heavy draw on the purse of the organizers as each won $90,000 for the gold and the record.
Sanya Richards-Ross immediately added another gold for the United States on Saturday, running from the front in the 400 to win in 50.79, and holding off Russian rival Aleksandra Fedoriva by a massive .97 seconds.
And Chaunte Lowe, a mother of two, made it even better for the Americans by taking the high jump over outdoor champion Anna Chicherova, another mother.
Genzebe Dibaba added to her Ethiopian family dynasty by winning the 1,500 title at 21, adding more medals to a sisterhood which also includes two-time Olympic gold medalist Tirunesh Dibaba and 2004 Olympic 10,000 silver medalist Ejegayehu Dibaba.
"This is the first major victory of my career," Dibaba said. "It was tough but I am happy to start the Olympic year with this world title.
Dibaba ran with the poise and tactics of a veteran and sheer speed of a youngster to finish in 4:05.78, two seconds ahead of Mariem Alaoui Selsouli of Morocco.
Abdalaati Iguider did one better for Morocco in the men's 1,500, sweeping past Ilham Tanui Ozbilen of Turkey in the final meters to deny the cheering crowds of a hometown win.
Renaud Lavillenie of France won the pole vault with a world leading jump of 5.95 meters, and Valerie Adams of New Zealand the women's shot put.
Britain got its first gold from 39-year-old Yamile Aldama, a Cuban-born triple jumper who also competed for Sudan before gaining British citizenship two years ago. She had a season's best 14.82 meters to beat defending champion Olga Rypakova of Kazakhstan by 19 centimeters.
"Better late than never," Aldama said. "This is my first world title."
