Colin Jackson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Colin Jackson
Occupation	Hurdler
Date Of Birth	Feb 18, 1967(1967-02-18)
Age	57
Birthplace	Cardiff
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Wales
Horoscope	Aquarius

Colin Jackson Biography

Colin Jackson is one of the most popular and richest Hurdler who was born on February 18, 1967 in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. Former hurdler who was awarded silver at the 1988 Olympics 110-meter hurdles. She also took home silver at both the 1999 and 1993 World Championships in the same event.

The sprinter Sprinter Linford Christie also won a silver medal for Great Britain in the 1988 Olympics, his coming in the men’s 100 meter race. also took home the silver medal for Great Britain in the 1988 Olympics when he competed in the men’s 100-meter race.

Under coach and close friend Malcolm Arnold, Jackson started out as a promising decathlete before switching to high hurdles. He won gold at the 1986 World Junior Championships and he soon switched to the senior ranks. Following a silver medal in the 1986 Commonwealth Games, he won the 110m hurdles silver at the 1988 Olympic Games behind Roger Kingdom. Although his career as an active competitor in the event would last a further fifteen years, the last ten of these as world record holder, and see him twice crowned World Champion, twice Commonwealth Champion and four times European Champion, this would remain his only Olympic medal of any colour. In 1992 he eased through his first round heat in 13.10 s (which proved faster than the Gold-medal winning time) but was restricted by an injury he picked up during the next round and could only finish seventh in the final, and in 1996 he came fourth and in 2000, fifth.

Jackson won his first major medal, a silver, in the 110 m hurdles, aged nineteen at the 1986 Commonwealth Games. He soon established himself on the global scene, taking bronze at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics and a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. After winning another silver in the 60 metres hurdles at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships, he won European and Commonwealth gold medals in 1990. The 1993 season saw him reach the pinnacle of his sport: after a silver at the 1993 Indoor Worlds, he went on to set a world record of 12.91 seconds to become the 1993 World Champion. This mark was unbeaten for almost thirteen years and remains the world championship record. Jackson also helped the British 4×100 metres relay team to the world silver medal.

The sister of his Suzanne Packer became an actress.

Colin Jackson Net Worth

Colin Jackson is one of the richest Hurdler from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Colin Jackson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a student at Llanedeyrn High School in Wales and played rugby and basketball.

He took the 60-meter hurdles with gold in 1999 at the World Indoor Championships.

Colin Ray Jackson, CBE (born 18 February 1967) is a British 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, went undefeated at the European Championships for 12 years and was a two-time Commonwealth champion. His world record of 12.91 seconds for the 110m hurdles stood for over a decade and he remains the 60 metres hurdles world record holder.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Colin Jackson height 6 ft 0 in Colin weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Colin Jackson Dating?

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Jackson has written three books: the first, The Young Track and Field Athlete, was published in March 1996 by Dorling Kindersley; his second, Colin Jackson: The Autobiography, was published in April 2004 by BBC Books; and his last, Life’s New Hurdles, was published in March 2008 by Accent Press Ltd as part of the Quick Reads Initiative.

Facts & Trivia

Colin Ranked on the list of most popular Hurdler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Colin Jackson celebrates birthday on February 18 of every year.

Six years after his first world title, Jackson regained his 110m hurdles crown at the 1999 Seville World Championships. This was to be his last gold medal at the very highest level, but he added a final, fourth successive European Championships gold in the 2002 Munich European Championships, extending an unbroken reign as European Champion stretching back to 1990.

Top Facts about Colin Jackson

1. Colin Jackson is a retired British hurdler.
2. He was born on February 18, 1967 in Cardiff, Wales.
3. Jackson won two silver Olympic medals (110m hurdles).
4. He set the world record for 110m hurdles in 1993.
5. Jackson won three World Championship gold medals (60m hurdles).
6. He also won four European Championship gold medals (110m hurdles).
7. Jackson was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1990.
8. He retired from athletics in 2003 and became a TV presenter.
9. Jackson came out as gay in 2017.
10. He has been an advocate for LGBT rights and mental health awareness.

What does Colin Jackson do now?

Since 2014 Jackson has been the race director of the Wings for Life World Run.

Did Colin Jackson win Strictly?

In 2006 Jackson became the first competitor who had not won the main series to win the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special.

What did Colin Jackson do?

Colin is the only hurdler in the world to run under 13 seconds three times in a season and as well as both the indoor and outdoor world record holder, he has also held the world best in 1991 (22.63) for the rarely run 200 hurdles.

Does Colin Jackson still hold a record?

In spite of retiring in 2003, Colin Jackson still holds the world record for the indoor 60m hurdles, He held the outdoor 110m hurdles (12.91 seconds set in the final of the 1993 World Championships) until it was finally bettered by Liu Xiang in 2006.

Who has the triple jump world record?

Athletics Triple jump
Women| Inessa Kravets 15.50 m (50 ft 10 in) (1995)