Colin Jackson

Colin Ray Jackson, CBE (born 18 February 1967) is a Welsh former sprint and hurdling athlete who specialised in the 110 metres hurdles. During a career in which he represented Great Britain and Wales, he won an Olympic silver medal, became world champion twice, world indoor champion once, was undefeated at the European Championships for 12 years and was twice Commonwealth champion. His world record of 12.91 seconds for the 110 m hurdles stood for over 10 years and his 60 metres hurdles world record stood for nearly 27 years.

Colin Jackson
Colin Jackson
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1967-02-18) 18 February 1967
Cardiff, Wales
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st)
Sport
SportRunning, hurdling
ClubBrecon Athletics Club
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
World Championships 2 2 1
World Indoor Championships 1 3 0
European Championships 4 0 0
European Indoor Championships 4 1 0
World U20 Championships 1 0 0
European U20 Championships 0 1 0
Total 12 8 1
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul110 m hurdles
World Championships
1993 Stuttgart110 m hurdles
1999 Seville110 m hurdles
1993 Stuttgart4x100 m relay
1997 Athens110 m hurdles
1987 Rome110 m hurdles
World Indoor Championships
1999 Maebashi60 m hurdles
1989 Budapest60 m hurdles
1993 Toronto60 m hurdles
1997 Paris60 m hurdles
European Championships
1990 Split110 m hurdles
1994 Helsinki110 m hurdles
1998 Budapest110 m hurdles
2002 Munich110 m hurdles
European Indoor Championships
1989 The Hague60 m hurdles
1994 Paris60 m
1994 Paris60 m hurdles
2002 Vienna60 m hurdles
1987 Lievin60 m hurdles
Representing  Wales
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Commonwealth Games 2 2 0
Total 2 2 0
Commonwealth Games
1990 Auckland110 m hurdles
1994 Victoria110 m hurdles
1986 Edinburgh110 m hurdles
2002 Manchester110 m hurdles
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