Colin Jackson

This article is about the British athlete. For other people called Colin Jackson, see Colin Jackson (disambiguation).

Colin Jackson
CBE
Jackson in 2012
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1967-02-18) 18 February 1967 (age 57)[1]
Cardiff, Wales
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 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
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 110 m hurdles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Stuttgart 110 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 1999 Seville 110 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 1993 Stuttgart 4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 1997 Athens 110 m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Rome 110 m hurdles
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Maebashi 60 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 1989 Budapest 60 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 1993 Toronto 60 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 1997 Paris 60 m hurdles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 Split 110 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 1994 Helsinki 110 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 1998 Budapest 110 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 2002 Munich 110 m hurdles
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 The Hague 60 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 1994 Paris 60 m
Gold medal – first place 1994 Paris 60 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 2002 Vienna 60 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 1987 Lievin 60 m hurdles
Representing  Wales
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Commonwealth Games 2 2 0
Total 2 2 0
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1990 Auckland 110 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria 110 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 1986 Edinburgh 110 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 2002 Manchester 110 m hurdles

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,[2] 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 nearly 13 years and his 60 metres hurdles world record stood for nearly 27 years.[3]

  1. ^ Richard Dale; Colin Cameron (August 1994). The contenders. Boxtree. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-7522-0948-7.
  2. ^ "Colin JACKSON". Olympics.com. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  3. ^ 60 Metres Hurdles Records. IAAF (24 February 2021). Retrieved on 24 February 2021.